Depressed with the news of mass murder which occurred in a Catholic Church in Ozubulu in Anambra State , a frontline gubernatorial aspirant for the 2017 Anambra governorship election and National Auditor of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief George Moghalu had yesterday, visited Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital ,Nnewi ,where scores of the dead persons were deposited and other critically injured worshipers being treated.
Arriving in company of many others , the APC top chieftain was lost with words at the number of people murdered in cold blood and the conditions of the surviving victims .
What seemed like a mild drama occured when a family member of one of the victims on sighting the confounded state of moghalu wept loudly and began explaining to him without request how she is yet to believe her sister has gone forever.
Moghalu expressed his deep sympathy with her and promised to be a pillar to the family in this their most trying moment .
Earlier, Moghalu in a signed press statement from his media office has described the act as one of the worst reprehensible act in Anambra State
He called on the federal government, state government and security operatives to unravel the broad day murder of innocent lives and further ensure that no such terror is visited on worshippers in any part of the country.
In the statement, the Anambra governorship hopeful wondered how values for human life is eroding and fizzling out . He queried the rationale behind such barbarism and stated that such heinous act is alien to the people of Anambra State
He said: ” It is very painful and at times like, we all wish things were different, that we knew more ,that we could be a bit more humane. We wish that God would grant us some rare privilege of taking us into confidence, that He would open our eyes and whisper some privileged information so that those of us who are yet to value human life,those of us whom are living without conscience , might rethink and desist from some depressing, reprehensible and uncommon wicked act. ”
To the families of the victims , the Catholic church and Ozubulu community Chief Moghalu urged them to remain spirited and not give in to prejudice and anxiety created by the unspeakable sacrilege. .
He also commiserated with the state and federal govermment and charged them to take expedient measures to arrest the rising insecurity in Anambra state
