Owo massacre calls for sober reflection~ S'west PDP|Ojaomonews
The south west chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP has expressed shock at the killings of worshippers in Owo on Sunday right inside a church.
The party said the darstadly act of terror in the Lord's sanctuary shows the level of man's inhumanity to man and terrorism taken too far by a government who has reduced Nigerian nation to Hobbesian state of nature where life was said to be- "poor, brutish, nasty and short".
According to a statement from the office of PDP Zonal Publicity Secretary and signed by Chief Sanya Atofarati, the PDP said; "The shocking news of the killings of about 50 innocent worshippers inside a Catholic Church in Owo on Sunday by suspected Fulani bandits marked a dark chapter in the annals of such attacks in the south west and stands condemned in strongest term
"It is unheard of that some unscrupulous elements could choose a soft target like a church to unleash mindless killings of innocent worshippers on a Sunday desicrating the holiness of God's temple and send fellow human beings to their early graves and many maimed for life
"The unfortunate incident of Owo massacre thus called for sober reflection and a clarion call to all and sundry of the geo political zone to be more security conscious and not to take the threat by Fulani jihadists to over run the entire south west ahead of 2023 elections with kid gloves
"In a saner clime, the ocassion of Owo massacre deserved one week of national mourning while Government activities grounded in sympathy with the loss of innocent souls but the contrary is the case with the Buhari-led administration which had turned Nigeria into a killing field while no proactive steps have been taken to stem the tide. Our ruling party is busy holding dinner party and preparing for a botched primary while issuing a press statement condemning the killings"
"We therefore comiserate with the families of the victims and prays that God should give them the courage to bear the huge loss as we identify with the good people of Ondo state in this period of monumental national tragedy"
Signed: Chief Sanya Atofarati
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