Sunday, December 29, 2024 - Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in Anambra State.In a post via his official X handle on Saturday, Obi called for an end to the incessant bloodletting in the country.
The former Anambra State Governor said the constant killing of very
productive men and women by some blood mongers was beyond heartbreaking
Recall that the priest, Rev Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, who was the Manager of
the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra,
was killed along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway on Thursday
Reacting, Obi wrote, “Today, I woke up to
the heartbreaking news of the tragic and unfortunate death of Rev Fr. Tobias
Okonkwo, the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital, Ihiala.
“Fr Tobias was shot dead by
yet-to-be-identified criminals last night in Ihiala, Anambra. The constant
killing of our very productive men and women by some bloodmongers is beyond
heartbreaking.”
According to him, in many parts of the
nation, the blood of Nigerians, whose lives were cut short by insecurity,
continues to cry.He extended his condolences to the family of the victim and
the school authorities.
“I extend my sincere condolences to his
immediate family, the proprietor, the entire management, staff, and students of
the College of Nursing Sciences, Ihiala.
“May God grant him eternal rest and grant
us all the fortitude to bear his sad irreplaceable loss. May God heal our
bleeding nation,” he added.
It was gathered that the cleric was born on August 11, 1984, and ordained a
Catholic priest on July 11, 2015.
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