GUN MEN ATTACK CATHOLIC CHURCH IN OZUBULU ANAMBRA STATE

News reaching me from AMAKWA OZUBULU Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State this morning has it that ST. PHILIP CATHOLIC CHURCH UMUEZEKWE OFUFE AMAKWA OZUBULU WAS ATTACKED BY UNKNOWN SOPHISTICATED GUNMEN this morning during 6AM MASS. An eyewitness said that the gunmen actually came to assassinate a Billionaire son of the clan Chief Alloysius Ikegwuonu (a.k.a BISHOP EBUBECHUKWUZO 1 OF OZ) but unfortunately for them they met his absent and they came inside church close to his domain to ransack for him all to no avail, and they start shooting sporadically on the congregation thereby leaving not less than 20 persons dead and numerous were injured including the BISHOP father who was shot on his hand...............
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On hearing the sad development, Governor Obiano stormed the scene to ascertain the level of damage and sympathize with the people.
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Speaking at the Church premises, the governor revealed that preliminary security investigations show that the shooting was caused by a feud between two brothers from the community living outside Nigeria
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"This is sacrilegious, totally unacceptable in Anambra State." - Gov Obiano
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The deeply saddened governor asked the people to go about their businesses without fear or panic noting that this isolated case must be followed to the root and all perpetrators must be brought to book.
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"We can't allow this happen in Anambra, we must get everyone involved to face the music" the governor declared
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Gov Obiano also visited Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi where the injured are being treated.
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Thanking over 50 doctors who were on ground looking after the injured, the governor assured their families that all medical bills will be taken care of by the State Government.