The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in Anambra State.
He lamented that the incessant murder of productive men and women by some bloodmongers was beyond heartbreaking.
OsunDailyNG reports that the priest, Rev Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, who was the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra, was killed along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway on Thursday.
Reacting to the incident via his X handle, Obi called for an end to the incessant blood-letting in the country.
He wrote, “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.
“Fr Tobias was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified criminals last night in Ihiala, Anambra. The constant killing of our very productive men and women by some bloodmongers is beyond heartbreaking.”
According to him, in many parts of the nation, the blood of Nigerians, whose lives were cut short by insecurity, continues to cry.
He 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 added.
