Dipo Olowookere
By Dipo Olowookere
Tragedy was let loose in the early hours of Sunday, August 6, 2017, in Ozubulu community when some gunmen raided a church, killing some worshippers.
Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen entered the St Philips Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra State during the 6am Mass and started shoot sporadically at members of the church, killing at least 10 persons and injuring many others.
Some of the victims were later taken to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, for medical attention.
According to the Anambra State Governor, Mr Willie Obiano, who visited scene of the incident after it happened, the shooting was caused by two warring brothers living outside the country.
Mr Obiano described the shooting as “sacrilegious” and “totally unacceptable in Anambra State.”
“We can’t allow this to happen in Anambra, we must get everyone involved (in the act) to face the music,” the furious Governor declared.
However, he advised residents of the state to go about their normal business without fear, assuring them safety of the lives and properties.
Meanwhile, the police have revealed that the incident was as a result of misunderstanding between “drug gang.”
“The sad #Ozubulu Anambra church shooting incident is DRUG GANG related involving indigenes, NOT TERRORISM,” Mr Abayomi Shogunle, Head of @PoliceNG_PCRRU, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said on his Twitter page on Sunday afternoon.
