The Anambra state Commissioner of
Police, Garba Umar, has disclosed that officers of the state police command
have visited South Africa in search of key suspects of the August 6, 2017
killings at St Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State.
Umar stated this on Wednesday
when some Ozubulu widows carried a protest to his office at Amawbia, Anambra
State.
He assured the people of Ozubulu
that those involved in the killings must be punished.
“We have sent some of our men to
South Africa to track major suspects, and we are working in tandem with the
South African government in making sure that justice was done on the issue,”
said.
Umar said the witnesses in the
case must be protected, adding that the Command was ready for any body who
wants to foment trouble in the area.
He said, “We are resolute, we are
determined, we must make sure the community and its people are protected and we
must go after anyone involved in this case, no matter how connected the person
is.”
He asked the people to go about
their normal business, adding that the Police were on top of the situation.
The Ozubulu widows had stormed
the state police headquarters in Amawbia, demanding justice over the killings
in the community.
Speaking through their leader,
Mrs. Nonye Onwuzulike, the women told the police that witnesses in the matter
were being threatened by unknown persons across the globe.
Recall that the state police
command and earlier arraigned four suspects in connection to the Ozubulu
massacre.
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