Otulu Bloodbath: Don’t be deceived by misinformation – Uzodimma to Church leaders

He spoke on the St. John Beloved Catholic Church at Umuna Ahu Uratta, Owerri on Sunday throughout a thanksgiving service to mark one yr of the demise of Chief (Sir) Patrick Chukwuemeka Chikeka, husband of the Chief Choose of Imo State, Justice Theresa Chikeka.

Governor Uzodimma who mentioned the Church should accomplice with the federal government to revive confidence within the bigger society, additional challenged its management to take significantly the actions of some determined politicians in Imo State who work to destabilise the federal government, utilizing false data on social media as a instrument of blackmail.

Recall that gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Safety outfit reportedly opened fireplace and killed seven wedding ceremony visitors.

PRESSINFORMAT had earlier reported that the ugly incident occurred final Sunday when the victims have been going again to their neighborhood in Otulu in Oru East Native Authorities Space of the state

The governor mentioned, “as an illustration, he anticipated them to sentence the assault on his nation dwelling, the assault on the nation dwelling of the President Normal of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor, in addition to the assaults on the properties of different authorities officers however they by no means did.

He mentioned whereas such so-called leaders in Imo State haven’t seen the necessity to communicate up on beneficiant kidnapping actions, beheading of Imo residents, killing of conventional rulers and the act of cannibalism related to most of our youths concerned in banditry, they’re fast to embark on condolence go to at Awo Omamma with out even making efforts to establish the true place of issues.

The Governor regretfully recalled the harrowing expertise the Auxiliary Bishop Chikwe went by way of within the arms of the bandits once they kidnapped him final yr and took him to Oguta earlier than he was launched, noting that what occurred to the Bishop isn’t what one must expertise.

Governor Uzodimma reiterated that the first cause authorities exists is the safety of lives and property of the citizenry and that the more serious factor that may occur to a society is that if the federal government abandons its accountability to non-state actors.

He defined: “There isn’t a accountable authorities that will need to take life as a result of the rationale for presidency is to guard lives and property. There may be additionally no accountable authorities that will encourage any act that will take human life, notably harmless lives.”

The Governor who urged the Church management to be painstaking to find out the true place of issues earlier than taking a place mentioned by way of his actions and efficiency previously two and half years, it’s not unsure that he has come to serve Imo individuals.

He challenged his opponents to level to what, the place and the way he has taken something belonging to Imo individuals since assuming workplace, noting that “it’s as a result of they don’t have something in opposition to me that they’ve determined to give attention to my wrist watch as in the event that they didn’t know who Hope Uzodimma was earlier than he got here into workplace.”