UN-STAR INFO: Diaspora Rivalry - Analysis of Murder in God's House at Ozubulu

[Mobolaji Aluko]

My People:

This is Cain killing Abel all over again......

The kind of hate speech that oftentimes spews on our many forums in the Diaspora from the safety of our foreign homes should be curtailed - and here is one too many reasons why.......

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko.

DAILY TIMES 

Blood splashed in church

Ozubulu, relative to other towns in its environs

Analysis: Murder in God’s house

By Stanley Ikechukwu - August 7, 2017

Ginika Enemonwu was an Mbaise native who grew up in Ozubulu, Ekusigo LGA of Anambra state. He was killed in far away

Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2013. His murder set in motion a chain of events that led to a massacre of church

goes in Ozubulu almost four years later. Gunmen yesterday invaded St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local

Government Area of Anambra State and opened fire on worshippers, killing at least eight people. Worshippers who escaped

said the gunmen, who all communicated in Igbo, fled the scene after emptying a hail of bullets into early morning

worshippers.

The Parish Priest of St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Jude Onwuaso, said that the attack took place at about 6.30 a.m. during the

early morning Mass. According to Fr. Onwuasot, an unidentified man came into the church, shot at a man, Akunwafor

Ikegwuonwu, before shooting sporadically at other worshippers

A member of the church choir, who wished to be unnamed who witnessed the incident, said that the church was dark as

there was no light. She said that the generating set suddenly developed a fault; so, the mass proceeded with the

congregation using candles.

According to her, the gunman, after the shooting, jumped into a waiting car with a driver.

Following the massacre, the bodies of the dead, and those who were injured were taken to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, and all medical personnel who were attending Sunday morning mass at the hospital chapel were

pressed into service at the hospital’s casualty unit for surgery.

Police reaction

Speaking in Awka, the Anambra state Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar, confirmed that a lone gunman killed eight

worshippers and injured 18 others in the early morning attack. According to Umar, preliminary investigations showed that the

attack was carried out by a native of the area.

“From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried the attack must be an indigene of the area.

“We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when a gunman dressed

in black attire covering his face with a cap entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction and opened fire.

“The man after shooting at his targeted victims still went on a shooting spree, killing and wounding other worshippers,” Umar

said.

Although no arrest had been made as of the time of filing this report, the police have already learned that the attack followed

a quarrel between two natives of Ozubulu residing overseas, and Mr. Umar assured that the police were on top of the

situation.

A drug dealing bishop

According to two residents of Ozubulu who insisted on anonymity before speaking with Daily Times, the roots of yesterday’s

massacre were planted four years ago in South Africa, when an indigene of Ozubulu nicknamed “Bishop”, based in South

Africa for many years, is alleged to have killed an indigene of Mbaise in a drug trade dispute.

Aloysius Nnamdi Ikegwuonu, aged 35, better known by his nickname, “Bishop”, has built a reputation as one of the biggest

philanthropists from the town. He has built and donated churches (including St. Philips, where people were massacred),

constructed schools, hospitals and given scholarships. In May, Anambra Governor Willie Obiano commissioned a 12km

road and a bridge built by Chief Ikegwuonu (he is a titled chief) linking Ozubulu with the neighbouring Ukpor in Nnewi South

LGA.

Enemonwu, , whose death caused the bad blood, was an Mbaise native who had lived in Ozubulu. Bishop took him to South

Africa for a “joint venture” and when the proceeds of their arrangement became significant, Bishop claimed a huge chunk of

the profits, a situation which Enemonwu found unacceptable.

Following that disagreement, Enemonwu reported the matter to the Mbaise Union in South Africa, who took the issue up,

and began fighting for their brother. He allegedly told the Mbaise Union of his fear that Bishop may assassinate him, and in

the event of such an event, they should know who to hold responsible.

Not long afterwards, he was killed, and the effort to retaliate began. It was reported that many of Bishop’s boys and

associates have been killed since then and also someone else close to Bishop was murdered in a bar in Johannesburg last

week before the hit was carried out in Ozubulu.

Now, the event that happened in South Africa seems to have touched home. Some people from Mbaise, in neighbouring Imo

State, insisted that Bishop must pay a price for the killing of their brother in South Africa.Many prominent people and the

traditional rulers of both communities intervened to settle the rift and sue for peace, to no avail.

Along the line, it was believed that the case has been settled. Then Bishop was sighted in Ozubulu a few days ago, and

information is believed to have filtered to Mbaise, which possibly encouraged the gunmen to trail him. According to sources,

Bishop left town and is back in South Africa. When the gunmen arrived at the church and did not find him, they shot several

people, including Bishop’s father, Akunwafor Ikegwuonwu, and some other worshippers. A witness who spoke to Daily

Times said that the gunmen promised to return if Bishop did not find a way to pay back what he owed, along with some

restitution for their deceased brother.

While most Nigerians in South Africa are law abiding, there is a widespread perception that many others are involved in the

drug and illicit sex trade, a situation which has sparked protests among locals who accuse them of taking their jobs and

hurting their youth, and in some cases, violence against Nigerians.

South Africa experienced its worst outbreak of violence against foreigners in 2008, when more than 60 people died. In 2015,

similar xenophobic unrest in the cities of Johannesburg and Durban claimed seven lives as African immigrants were hunted

down and attacked by gangs. And in February, police used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds at

an anti­immigrant march in the capital, Pretoria after angry mobs attacked Nigerians and looted shops in townships around

Pretoria and parts of Johannesburg.

Reactions pour in

Jude Emecheta, who hails from Ozubulu, told the News Agency of Nigeria that “a dark cloud has befallen my peaceful town.”

Mr. Emecheta, who is the Managing Director of Anambra Signage and Advertisement Agency, ANSAA, said that the losses

from the attack were too much for the people to bear. He wondered why brothers could visit such an attack on their people

and urged those involved to “sheathe their swords.”

Also speaking with NAN, Oseloka Obaze, a former Secretary to Anambra Government, said such a callous attack

dehumanised the society.

“My heart goes to the family and parishioners of St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, where unidentified gunmen reportedly

killed several church members and wounded several others early today,” Obaze said.

On his part, Osita Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, said he was saddened by the incident.

Mr. Chidoka decried the desecration of the temple of God, adding that nobody attacked anyone in the church even during

war times.

“This is tragic; the church is a place of refuge to anyone who runs into it, and this wicked, barbaric and mindless bloodletting,

shows that something has gone wrong on our psyche.

“My heart goes to the bereaved at this moment of pain. I pray that God grants the soul of the departed eternal rest as I urge

the security agents to fish out the perpetrators and make them face the law,” he said.

In his reaction, Victor Oye, the National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, said that no amount of

provocation could justify the killing of innocent people who had gone to worship in a Church.

Describing the attack as wicked, Mr. Oye urged the police to get those responsible for the massacre.

“As a political leader, I totally condemn the Ozubulu Church shooting as dastardly, unjustifiable and callous

“Nobody has the right to kill innocent citizens. The Police and other relevant security agencies should ensure that the

perpetrators of this crime are caught and made to face justice,” he said.

In a statement received by Daily Times, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, described the attack

as abominable, barbaric, inhuman, and the height of wickedness. Dogara said his heart was broken by the sad news of the

massacre of innocent worshippers in cold blood by people he described as “sons of perdition whose souls will rot in hell.”

“Have we lost our humanity? Where is the place of sanctity of life and sacredness of worship places in our society? What

offence did the worshippers commit to warrant their massacre in cold blood by wicked souls and heartless men?” Dogara

asked, then reiterated his call for the overhaul of Nigeria’s policing architecture that will lead to reform of the Police Force,

equip them with modern and sophisticated gadgets so as to discharge their duties of protecting lives and property effectively,

and ensure social order in the society.

Stanley Ikechukwu, an analyst at SBM Intelligence researched and wrote this story with reports from the News Agency of

Nigeria.

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THE NATION

Gunman kills 11 in church over drug barons’ rivalry

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It was all like an action-packed movie.

A gunman dressed in black, storming a church and opening fire on worshippers.

There was commotion. By the time the gunman left, no fewer than 11 worshippers lay dead.

That was the scene yesterday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Amakwa-Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. The gunman came during the early morning mass

Many were injured during the incident, which Governor Willie Obiano described as “sacrilegious”.

An eyewitness, who narrated how the attack occurred, said the priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Onwuaso, was unhurt. The witness, who said he was part of those who evacuated the victims, said the gunman went into the church, identified Chief Akunwafor Ikegwuonwu, a parishioner, and shot him dead. He then went on the rampage, shooting indiscriminately at worshippers.

Commissioner of Police Garba Baba Umar said 11 persons were killed and 18 injured. He said some people in the community had been invited for interrogation.

It was leant that the gunman may have struck on the instruction of one of two suspected drug barons from the community who live in South Africa. One of them, who was the gunman’s target, is believed to have built the Catholic Church about two years ago.

There are two accounts of the incident. One is that a gunman committed the crime. The other claimed there were six gunmen.

A source from the community, who pleaded for anonymity, told The Nation that the gunmen visited the home of one of the drug barons, perhaps to assassinate him, but discovered that he had travelled.

This, according to the source, might have made them to visit the Catholic Church near his house.

The father of the suspected drug baron was killed along with others in the church

The police commissioner said preliminary investigation revealed that the attack was carried out by people from the area and not by Boko Haram as being speculated in some quarters.

He said: “From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried out the attack must be an indigene of the area.

“We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when gunmen dressed in black attire, covering their  faces with fez caps, entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction and opened fire.

“The men, after shooting at their targeted victim, still went on a shooting spree, killing and wounding other worshippers.’’

It was learnt that the attackers were speaking Igbo when firing at the worshippers.

Umar said though no arrest had been made, the police were working on the information that the attack followed a quarrel between two Ozubulu men living abroad.

The commissioner of police said it was wrong for the perpetrators of the act to take their quarrel into the church, saying “such conduct shows the people behind the act do not fear God’’.

The police have launched a manhunt for suspects.

Dismisssing the rumour that the attack was carried out by Boko Haram elements, Umar urged residents to go about their businesses without fear.

Obiano visited the church and the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi where the injured were being treated.

He also confirmed that the shooting followed a clash of two brothers based abroad. He described it as a “communal feud”.

Obiano promised to offset the medical bills of the injured and assist in the funeral for those killed.

Some of the critically injured died on the way to the hospital.

Obiano added that intelligence report linked the shooting to an existing feud between some members of Umuezekwe Ofufe Amakwa community of Ozubulu living abroad.

“It is an isolated case and I urge worshippers in the Church and residents of the area to go about their normal activities.”

He also said 50 doctors had been mobilised to the hospital to assist in providing the best medical care to the injured persons.

The governor also visited Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Cathedral, Nnewi, where he addressed a congregation of worshippers.

He intimated the worshippers on the true picture of the incident, saying there was nothing to worry about.

The Priest of St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Jude Onwuaso, said the attack took place at about 6.30 a.m.

According to him, an unidentified man came into the church, shot at a man,  Ikegwuonwu, before shooting sporadically at other worshippers.

An eyewitness, who simply identified herself as a choir member, said the church was dark as there was no power supply at the time.

She said the generating set suddenly stopped working; so, the mass proceeded with the congregation using candles.

According to her, the gunman, after the shooting, immediately jumped into a waiting car with a driver.

One of the survivors, Mr. Stephen Ohamadike told The Nation at the church premises that the gunmen entered the church around 6.45am as they were about to begin “ the prayer of the faithful”.

His words: “Those of us who were to say the prayers of the faithful had just assembled at the altar and I had number 2 which meant that I was to say the prayer for Nigeria.

“Suddenly, I saw someone who was putting on a cap, shooting indiscriminately inside the church.

“There was pandemonium and in the midst of the confusion, I just lay down on the floor.

”The officiating priest and the Mass servers quickly left the altar and the Mass came to an abrupt end.

”I counted 11 bodies and many were injured. I used the vehicle belonging to Pa Ikwgwuonu to take him and his wife and others to Evans Hospital where the doctors advised us to go to the teaching hospital.  I used the car to convey many other people to the hospital before I came back to Amakwa.”

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[Michael Afolayan]

Boy, this is nothing but another senseless act of violence. What a blatant desecration of a sacred ground! This is worse than Cain and Abel; after all, Cain did not kill more than his own brother, and he did it tactfully, certainly not blatantly. Imagine if the gunman/men had totally eluded authorities, we would all be speculating "with authority" that it must be those Boko Haram folks with their Fulani herdsmen who came to invade the Church again! But in reality, it's an under-the-roof imbroglio. Chei, could people actually be this mean to fellow human-beings? It beats me, big time.  And without blaming the victim, shouldn't someone have thought that holding a church service under the candlelight was not safe enough, all things considered?

Oh well, may all those left behind be comforted.

Michael

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[Wilson Iguade]

Hate SPEECH spewed from anywhere from the comfort or discomfort of your FOREIGN homes safe or unsafe, or from the comfort or discomfort of your village houses (safe or unsafe) in the country CAN never be BLAMED for human beings killing themselves. Total nonsense to suggest that HATE SPEECH is responsible for pulling a trigger on a gun. 

Hate Speech is part and parcel of humanity, just like killing is indeed part and parcel of humanity and the example of Cain and Abel bears that out!

Can we have a serious conversation without being yeassy!

One cannot be serious to blame hate speech for killing another, wow! 

Iguade

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On Aug 7, 2017, at 7:42 AM, 'Michael Afolayan' via AfricanWorldForum <africanw...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Boy, this is nothing but another senseless act of violence. What a blatant desecration of a sacred ground! This is worse than Cain and Abel; after all, Cain did not kill more than his own brother, and he did it tactfully, certainly not blatantly. Imagine if the gunman/men had totally eluded authorities, we would all be speculating "with authority" that it must be those Boko Haram folks with their Fulani herdsmen who came to invade the Church again! But in reality, it's an under-the-roof imbroglio. Chei, could people actually be this mean to fellow human-beings? It beats me, big time.  And without blaming the victim, shouldn't someone have thought that holding a church service under the candlelight was not safe enough, all things considered?

Oh well, may all those left behind be comforted.

Michael

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On Monday, August 7, 2017 6:57 AM, Mobolaji Aluko <alu...@gmail.com> wrote:

My People:

This is Cain killing Abel all over again......

The kind of hate speech that oftentimes spews on our many forums in the Diaspora from the safety of our foreign homes should be curtailed - and here is one too many reasons why.......

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko.

DAILY TIMES 

Blood splashed in church

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[Mobolaji Aluko]

Iguade:

I know that you will read below and say it does not apply, but coercing somebody to kill himself - not to talk of another person - even without taking part in the murder has liability.

That could be the liability of hate speech.......

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michelle-carter-convicted-texting-suicide-case-sentenced-15-months-jail-n789276

Michelle Carter, Convicted in Texting-Suicide Case, Sentenced to 15 Months in Jail

by KALHAN ROSENBLATT

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A Massachusetts woman showed little emotion as she was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Thursday for coercing her boyfriend via text to kill himself.

Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz found Michelle Carter, 20, guilty of involuntary manslaughter in June for encouraging Conrad Roy III, 18, to take his own life in July 2014 after prosecutors successfully argued the then 17-year-old was an attention-seeking teen, desperate to play the grieving girlfriend. She had faced up to 20 years in prison.

Moniz gave her a 2.5 year sentence and said only 15 months was mandatory. He also sentenced her to five years of probation

ounty District Attorney's Director of Communications Gregg Miliote said the other 15 months of the sentence "hangs over her head" if she gets into legal trouble during her probation.

"I have not found that Miss Carter’s age or level of maturity or even her mental illness have any significant impact on her action," Moniz said. "She was a bright young lady, did well in school and I am satisfied that she was mindful of the actions for which she now stands convicted."

But Carter's lawyer, Joseph P. Cataldo, successfully petitioned to have her sentenced stayed, meaning she will not go to jail until her state appeals are exhausted.

He added that Carter can't have contact with the Roy family, except for the prosecution of a civil suit, and Carter is not to have contact with classmates who acted as witnesses for the prosecution. She is also not to leave the state of Massachusetts, and must submit DNA samples and a have a mental health evaluation.

And Carter is banned from using social media.

If she violates the terms of her five-year probation, she will have to serve her full sentence in jail.

However, Carter's probation also doesn't start until her appeals are exhausted, and she will remain on the terms of her pre-trial release until a decision is made at the appellate level. If her appeals are denied, she will have to begin serving her jail sentence and probation.

Carter wiped tears from her cheeks as Moniz dismissed the packed courtroom.

During the hearing, Roy's family spoke through tears, explaining how Carter's actions had impacted each of them, as they spoke before Moniz.

"Michelle Carter exploited my son's weaknesses and used him as a pawn. She has not shown any remorse. The fact that he was convinced to him to kill himself is unimaginable. Where was her humanity? In what world is this behavior OK and acceptable?" Conrad Roy Jr., Roy's father, told Moniz on Thursday.

Assistant District Attorney Maryclare Flynn read a letter on behalf of Roy's mother Lynn.

"I have been to few court hearings but it caused emotional pain. I could not come to terms with someone who claimed to love him inflicting so much pain on him and my family," Lynn Roy wrote.

Flynn had recommended a sentence of seven to 12 years for Carter, and reiterated that Carter had not accepted responsibility for her actions or shown remorse.

Cataldo, told Moniz that Carter had no history or record of disciplinary problems and that she would be a prime candidate for probation.

"This is a horrible circumstance, which she does regret and does take responsibility for," Cataldo said, adding that because the case was heard in juvenile court, Carter would be better suited for probation and would abide by whatever conditions Moniz set.

Following the sentencing, Flynn said that they were disappointed with the judge's decision to grant the stay.

"While we are disappointed the judge chose to stay the sentence, we remain steadfast in our belief that Michelle Carter committed involuntary manslaughter and needs to be held responsible," she said.

Roy died after he used a portable water pump to fill his black Ford F-250 with carbon monoxide while Carter texted him to stay in the vehicle from 30 miles away.

During a 47-minute call with Carter, Roy exited the vehicle because the carbon monoxide poisoning was “working and he got scared,” court documents say.

Related: Michelle Carter Sent Texts to Her Boyfriend's Grieving Mother

Carter “f----- told him to get back in,” according to the documents. It’s this directive, Moniz reasoned, that led to his decision to find Carter guilty.

"I don’t believe she can be helped. I don’t believe she could even give one single f--- about what she’s done," Roy's aunt Kim Bozzi said in a written statement to Moniz Thursday. "I believe she should be kept far away from society.”

Moniz said that when Carter instructed Roy to return to his vehicle, she became responsible because she knew he was entering "a toxic environment inconsistent with human life." Moniz also noted that Carter did not contact Roy's family when she knew his location and his intended actions.

Moniz said Carter had a responsibility to take action to stop a life-threatening risk.

“Take away the spotlight that she so desperately craves,” Bozzi begged. “Twenty years may seem extreme but it is still twenty more than Conrad will ever have."

The defense had claimed Carter wasn’t in her right mind at the time she encouraged Roy to kill himself, saying the troubled teen was on Celexa, a treatment for depression, which can trigger side effects like irrational thinking, irritability and poor impulse control.

During sentencing, Carter’s father pleaded with Moniz to give his daughter a lenient sentence, and take her mental health into account while deciding how to punish her.

"I pray to God you will take into consideration that Michelle was a troubled, vulnerable teenager in an extremely difficult situation and made a tragic mistake," David Carter wrote in a statement to Moniz. "I am 100% sure she was only trying to do what in her mind what was right for Conrad."

During the trial, prosecutors argued in the days before Roy’s suicide, Carter attempted a “dry run,” texting classmates that Roy was “missing” despite being in constant contact with him.

Related: Michelle Carter Found Guilty of Encouraging Boyfriend’s Suicide With Text Messages

“She begins to get the attention she craved for,” assistant district attorney Maryclare Flynn said during her opening statement in June. “So she has to make it happen. She has to make him kill himself so that she’s not seen as a liar.”

After Roy’s death, Carter texted at least three classmates nearly identical messages about hearing the moment Roy took his own life.

A text sent by Carter, on the night Roy died, to friend Samantha Boardman said: “Sam, he just called me and there was a loud noise like a motor and there was moaning like someone was in pain … that’s all I heard.”

She later texted Boardman again, saying: “I think he just killed himself.”

Months after his death, when authorities began investigating the circumstances of Roy’s suicide, Carter began to panic when she realized their text messages were likely to be reviewed by police.

“I just got off the phone with Conrad’s mom, and she told me … [police] have to go through his phone and see if anyone encouraged him to do it on texts and stuff. Sam, they read my messages with him I'm done. His family will hate me and I can go to jail,” Carter wrote in a message to a friend

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Wilson Iguade <igu...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hate SPEECH spewed from anywhere from the comfort or discomfort of your FOREIGN homes safe or unsafe, or from the comfort or discomfort of your village houses (safe or unsafe) in the country CAN never be BLAMED for human beings killing themselves. Total nonsense to suggest that HATE SPEECH is responsible for pulling a trigger on a gun. 

Hate Speech is part and parcel of humanity, just like killing is indeed part and parcel of humanity and the example of Cain and Abel bears that out!

Can we have a serious conversation without being yeassy!

One cannot be serious to blame hate speech for killing another, wow! 

Iguade

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[Mobolaji Aluko]

The target of the killing:  Aloysius Ikegwuonu alisa "Bishop", resident of South Africa  (Photo credits:  @happyhilly)

   "Bishop" himself

In Church, attending Mass

As a benefactor of the Church

As a benefactor of the Community, in association with the State Governor

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[Wilson Iguade]

Where is your evidence that the shooter was COERCED? 

I am not living in Nigeria, by this I mean I am not an "educated fool" as many are in Nigeria and don't know how to ask question or defend their rights to speak freely! It's all about FREEDOM that "some" of you in Nigeria just do not get! Not to talk of understand!

Look at your ... Coulda, shoulda, woulda ... take as it pertains to liability (reference: "That could be the liability of hate speech.......")

Please!!!

Dr. Aluko, can we talk something serious! 

Like why is Buhari spewing HATE speeches in Hausa language in a foreign land?

Like, Why is Buhari stealing the masses blind given his hatred for the masses and pretending that he is sick?

You and your HATERS of FREE SPEECHERS will be defeated, because free speech is a RIGHT from GOD! Amen!!!

Peace out!

Iguade

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[Ishola Williams]

MA,We have got to accept that Africa including Nigeria has become societies at risk.We copy everything from the Western world.
When demons go crazy we call it freedom in demonscrazy.There is limit to freedom for safety especially in Contractocracy which we practice.
Our Securocrats are not strategic and operational thinkers and actors.
We have to overcome.iw

'Michael Afolayan' via AfricanWorldForum <africanw...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Boy, this is nothing but another senseless act of violence. What a blatant desecration of a sacred ground! This is worse than Cain and Abel; after all, Cain did not kill more than his own brother, and he did it tactfully, certainly not blatantly. Imagine if the gunman/men had totally eluded authorities, we would all be speculating "with authority" that it must be those Boko Haram folks with their Fulani herdsmen who came to invade the Church again! But in reality, it's an under-the-roof imbroglio. Chei, could people actually be this mean to fellow human-beings? It beats me, big time.  And without blaming the victim, shouldn't someone have thought that holding a church service under the candlelight was not safe enough, all things considered?

Oh well, may all those left behind be comforted.

Michael

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On Monday, August 7, 2017 6:57 AM, Mobolaji Aluko <alu...@gmail.com> wrote:

My People:

This is Cain killing Abel all over again......

The kind of hate speech that oftentimes spews on our many forums in the Diaspora from the safety of our foreign homes should be curtailed - and here is one too many reasons why.......

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko.

DAILY TIMES 

Blood splashed in church

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What has FREEDOM got to do with senseless killings?

Please control yourselves! Freedom cannot be censored out of hatred for others to be free! 

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