Miyetti Allah reacts to murder of Enugu Catholic priest

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has reacted to the murder of a Catholic priest of St James the Greater Parish, Ugbawka, Enugu State last Thursday.

The group in a statement issued on Saturday said Fulani herdsmen were not responsible for the killing of the Catholic priest, Paul Ofu, noting that as part of security and peace committee in Enugu State, it was bound to control its members and ensure that criminals do not infiltrate its members conducting their business in the state.

In the statement issued by the chairman of MACBAN in South East, Alhaji Giddado Siddiki, the group condemned the killing of the Catholic priest and also called on government to provide adequate security for its citizens.

The statement by the group read thus in full; “Again, our hearts bleed over the most dastardly murder of a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Paul Offu, of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.

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“This is one murder too many! It is most condemnable and heartily regretted.

“Again, our society aches as a result of the activities of criminals who care less about the value of human life. It is painful that the security apparatuses of the government have not been able to contain the excesses of these men of the underworld who have continued to diminish the value of life in our society.

“We hereby most heartily condole the members of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, and all the Christian faithful on this very painful and irreparable loss.

“We once more call on the government to rise to the occasion and provide adequate security for the citizens of Nigeria across the length and breadth of the country.

“We maintain that crime, in whatever form of its perpetration, is anti-society. Criminals of any guise cause pains to society and should therefore be properly identified and made to face the full wrath of the law.

“While we mourn the sudden departure of Father Offu, we are very hopeful that this occasion will agitate the government sufficiently to respond to the challenge of criminality amongst us.

“Please let all of us be duly consoled. May God receive the soul of His dutiful servant in Paradise.”

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