The Police have apprehended some suspects allegedly involved in the killing
of 12 people at the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu area of Anambra
State.
of 12 people at the St. Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu area of Anambra
State.
Governor Willie Obiano, who visited scene of the attack had
promised that investigations would commence immediately to bring the
perpetrators to book.
Giving an account of the incident, the Commissioner
of Police, Garba Umar, said
gunmen went into the church during an early morning mass and shot
sporadically at worshippers. He further explained that the attack was not
unconnected to what he described as gang violence between some indigenes of the
state.
sporadically at worshippers. He further explained that the attack was not
unconnected to what he described as gang violence between some indigenes of the
state.
“Information further revealed that this is not unconnected to a
kind of a ‘gang war’ between indigenes of the state – the children of the same
village – who are engaged in a warfare outside Nigeria, precisely in South
Africa”.
According to him, many people were injured in the attack while
some of the victims died on their way to the hospital.
Reacting to the
incident, President Muhammadu Buhari also condemned the attack, describing it as
an unspeakable sacrilege.
