Anambra election: Chidoka suspends campaign to mourn victims of Ozubulu Church killing
Former aviation minister former aviation minister, and Anambra Governorship aspirant on the platform of the United Progressives Party, UPP, Osita Chidoka cancelled all his political engagements scheduled for Sunday and Monday on respect to the lives lost in the Sunday church attack in Ozubulu.
Speaking during a condolence visit to the church, he described the attack in the house of God as shocking and particularly strange, adding that all must be done to track down the perpetrators and avenge the death of the innocent worshipers.
He said: “This is a very sad day for us all. Those who carried out this evil act have hit us to the bone and at our soft underbelly. They have violated all tenets of our faith and existence as a people. What they have done is a sacrilege and they will never know peace until justice is visited on them and those they conspired with.
“We must stand up as a people and say never again. We must rise up in one accord and acclaim our faith, strengthen our resolve to worship without fear, and prayerfully, as a people, march victoriously into a new beginning in our relationship with God. The blood of our innocent brothers and sisters slaughtered today must not go in vain. Our security agencies must therefore do all to track down their killers and produce them to face the law.”
He however urged the parishioners to be strong and not allow the attack to deter them as he charged on all citizens of the state to be at alert and join in ensuring that such dastardly act does not reoccur by combining forces with security operatives to bring the perpetrators to book.
While praying God to give the bereaved families and the church the fortitude to bear the loss, he also wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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