09 August 2017

Former President Jonathan Speaks On Ozubulu Church Massacre, Hate Songs Against Igbo


Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the ozubulu church massacre which happened last sunday and expressed worry over the hate song about igbos.
Jonathan took to his facebook page to react to the ill developments.
The former president reminded that the Rwanda genocide was started by a similar hate song.
He however urged Nigerians to be one.
The former president said;
“I have taken my time before commenting on the killings at the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, in Anambra state, in order that I could be accurately briefed on the truth of the matter.
“However, I condemn the killings and express my shock at such an event which is outside our culture of respect and reverence for religious places of worship and love for our fellow man.
“I condole with the survivors and the families of the victims and pray for the departed. In order to ensure that such occurrences never reoccur, we must rededicate ourselves to our principles of being our brother’s keeper and that without delay.
“I am also disturbed about the news of a song celebrating hatred against a particular Nigerian ethnic group. Given that a similar song is what ignited the Rwandan Genocide, as a nation, we must not take these reports lightly. I urge the security services to do their utmost to nip this wickedness in the bud. “As I have said previously, we must understand and accept that all Nigerians are brothers and sisters born from the womb of one Nigeria. May this be uppermost in our minds as we pray that God may bless Nigeria. GEJ.”

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