Mr. Peter Obi, a 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in Anambra and is calling for an end to the incessant blood-letting in the country.
Rev Fr. Tobias Okonkwo who was the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra, was gunned down along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway on Thursday, an incident Obi said was heartbreaking.
“Today, I woke up to the heartbreaking news of the tragic and unfortunate death of Rev Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala,” the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election wrote on his X account on Saturday.
“Fr Tobias was shot dead by yet-be-identified criminals last night in Ihiala, Anambra. The constant killing of our very productive men and women by some bloodmongers is beyond heartbreaking.”
“In many parts of the nation, the blood of our brothers and sisters whose lives were cut short by insecurity, continue to cry,” Obi said.
“How many more lives will be wasted before we rise to action and put an end to this menace contending with our future as a nation? As one who has continuously visited and partnered with the College of Nursing Sciences, Ihiala, I understand how devastating this incident is to the College community.”
Obi extended his condolences to the family of the victim and the school authorities.
“I extend my sincere condolences to his immediate family, the proprietor, the entire management, staff, and students of the College of Nursing Sciences, Ihiala.
“May God grant him eternal rest and grant us all the fortitude to bear his sad irreplaceable loss. May God heal our bleeding nation,” he wrote.