In the aftermath of last Sunday’s barbaric killing of early morning worshippers at St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo is sending a five-man Federal Government delegation to Anambra State to condole with the government and people over the tragedy.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday.
The delegation is made up of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril; and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, the statement said.
He said during the visit the delegation would present a condolence letter from the Acting President to the state governor, Willie Obiano.
In the letter, Osinbajo extended commiserations to the families, friends of the victims and the Ozubulu community on the death of their sons and daughters and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured still in the hospital, he added.
According to him Prof. Osinbajo condemned the attack which has brought sorrow to many innocent families and, has rightly provoked widespread condemnation.
“Such barbaric act constitutes an affront to our common humanity, and challenges, but will not overwhelm our collective resolve to rid our communities of all forms of violent crimes and criminality,” Akande quoted from Osinbajo’s letter to the governor.
Osinbajo said he had instructed law enforcement agencies to bring perpetrators of the crime to justice without any delay.
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