OZUBULU MASSACRE: ATTACK ABOMINABLE, BARBARIC AND INHUMAN"....DOGARA

Speaker, Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, has described Sunday’s attack on worshippers in a Catholic church in Amakwu Ozubulu, Anambra state as "abominable, barbaric and inhuman".



Hon. Dogara made this known in a statement issued Abuja, on Sunday through his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan.

Speaker Dogara expressed sadness over the massacre of worshippers in cold blood by gunmen.

The Ozubulu community which is in Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra was thrown into mourning on Sunday when a gunman walked into St. Philip’s Catholic Church shot sporadically, killed 8 worshippers and injured 18 others.

"Have we lost our humanity? Where is the place of sanctity of life and sacredness of worship places in our society? Diagram queried.

"What offence did the worshippers commit to warrant their massacre in cold blood by wicked souls and heartless men".

Speaker Dogara lamented that increasing insecurity is reducing Nigeria to the state of nature as life is increasingly becoming cheap.

The nation's Number Four man reiterated his call for overhaul of Nigeria’s policing architecture that would lead to reform of the Police Force.

"There is need to equip the Police with modern and sophisticated gadgets to enable officers’ discharge their duties of protecting lives and property effectively and ensure social order in the society", Dogara stated.

While calling on security agencies to fish out perpetrators of the crime and bring them to justice speedily, Speaker Dogara extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, the people and government of Anambra, the Catholic Church and Nigeria over the sad and unfortunate incident.