The alleged target of the August 6th killings at the St Phillips
Catholic church in Ozubulu in Anambra state, Aloysius Ikegwuonwu,(alias)
Bishop, has finally broken his silence regarding the sad
incident.
Bishop who was at the palace of Igwe Nnamdi Oruche, the
traditional ruler of Ozubulu when Anambra State Council of Traditional
Rulers paid the monarch a condolence visit on Tuesday, August 15th,
urged the traditional rulers in the state to invoke the spirits of the
gods of the land to reveal the perpetrators of the massacre.
According to the Sun, Bishop said that since the traditional rulers
were custodians of tradition in their various communities, they would
pray that gods of the land should reveal the killers of the church
worshippers and bring them to justice.
Reacting to allegations leveled against him as being one of those behind the attack, Bishop said
“Has anybody previously brought any complaint against me for any
reason. Anybody I offended should come out publicly and say it.”
He stressed that the various empowerment programs he has
initiated are pointers to the fact that he is a peace loving person. He
added that God has blessed him enough to help others and that people
should not be envious of that. He advised those making negative
statements about him to stop immediately.
It has been alleged that the attack is as a result of a drug deal
that went south between Bishop, a suspected drug dealer, and another
alleged drug lord, in South Africa.