Weep not Ozubulu
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Chickens always come home,
to roost.

We have troubled South Africa.
We have sent her criminals
They have gone
and menaced them
And they have come back
With drug, blood and money.
We will pay ...
We must pay.

Whenever they react
we cry xenophobia.
But nuisance we've been
We have sown drugs,
guns and banditry
in their land.
They will reap the fruits.
They are reaping plentifully.
But we will reap a million folds
more than them.

Boys leave the village
and return with bags of money
and we clap.
They donate to the village
Donate to the church.
They become role models
Build mansions
That become sign posts
"...turn left after the white castle.
They are not bandits.
They are made chiefs.
In some town, they even become the Igwe.

We ask no questions.
We refuse to ask questions
Where did they get this money from?
What business do they do?
What did they do to earn such huge money?
We know the answers
We don't want to know!
They are businessmen
They are philanthropists
They are children of God
"... wish I had a son like him".

They will come back.
They, their guns,
The drugs
Their violence.

Weep not Ozubulu
Someday,
it would be someone else
May be another town.
And it could be ...

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Sensible post.

Very deep and thoughtful.

Eleyii deep gaan


Walayi Gaskiya ne

deep

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I think you people should repent and amend your ways instead of blaming other people for the consequences of your nefarious actions.
I see Fani Kayode helping to force down the narratives of a fulani massacre, deflecting attention from the truth of the matter.

IGBO LAND NEEDS HEALING..HATE IT OR LOVE IT, THE MORE WE RUN FROM THE BITTER TRUTH THE STINKER OUR REGION BECOME....Chike Afanna wrote....

I've been in very deep pains since yesterday. I'm from Nnewi and my grandmother is from that village [Amakwa, Ozubulu].

The issue is not an isolated case as Gov. Obiano said yesterday. The degradation of our moral values started many years ago. I can trace this drug business and get-rich-quick syndrome to Awka-etiti in the same Anambra State, where suddenly a Secondary School student will quit School, join a drug gang in their village, his travel papers will be processed and he will travel to Europe or Americas.

After 3 months, he will build a mansion and buy big cars. There was massive withdrawal from Schools by young boys in pursuit of quick money. Then, US government sent their marines to come and arrest their kingpins here in Nigeria. Then Musa Bamayi broke the gangs, including the gangs in Ojoto and Oraifte.

Then it was about bringing the drugs from South America to Nigeria and from Nigeria to Europe. They also bring from Thailand and Pakistan to Nigeria and take to Europe and America.

Thereafter, new gangs developed in Nnewi, Utu, Ukpor and Onitsha. These gangs are much bigger and well connected to the worst and deadly gangs in South America. They have outposts in all African countries and they move the drugs in tons.

Most of their drugs end up in South Africa, Europe and some Asian countries. These guys use shipping containers, submarines to ship drugs and can drop it anywhere on African continent before looking for ways to move it around.

They have money and can buy new cars and create compartments, load drugs in those compartments and can drive from Nigeria to South Africa by road. The journey can take up to 30 days.

This guy called Bishop joined at this level and blossomed when one guy called Atine who came from Nnewi South was killed in South America. The guy is married to a Brazilian lady and connected to the global biggest Barons and delivers tons of drugs to Africa.

This guy called Bishop inherited Atine's network and took it to another level. He started to import semi processed 'Coke' and brought many guys into Nigeria from South America. He will import containers of ephedrine into Nigeria from India and the South Americans will use it to produce tons of 'ice', which is also called 'met'.

He was shipping his products to South Africa and made real money through this deal. That guy has made more than $3billion in less than 4yrs. His boys are all over the world and to clip his wings will need an international collaboration.

Let me stop at this point and will write more on this as events unfolds.

We have a very big problem in Igbo land. Most young people who didn't go to school wants to be billionaires within the shortest possible time. Crime means a fancy word among the young people. It's a normal way of life, and prison is considered a slight distraction. If you have not gone to prison, you're considered a non-starter.

Kidnapping, 419 and other forms of crime is considered a normal way to riches and once you succeed, the traditional rulers, religious leaders and politicians will be falling over themselves to recognize the criminals.

Governor Obiano commissioned the roads built by this criminal, Catholic bishops accepted his built Churches and cars without question.

Parents are withdrawing their kids from School and send them out to any country at all, to go and succeed like Bishop of Ozubulu. They just don't care about the crimes they commit as long as they send money to them.

A beg make una put us for prayer, help us beg God to forgive us and heal our land. Igbo land needs God.

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THE SECRETS catholicity CHURCH KILLINGS @
Ozubulu...death of the innocent

Yesterday gunmen stormed into a Catholic church in Ozubulu and gunned down members of the congregation who were attending Sunday mass. As the drama unfolded and social media was agog with gory pictures, the rumour mills started grinding and the blame was immediately directed at all sorts of terrorist groups. As the day progressed, however, the truth filtered through and it was revealed that the source of this massacre was an enemy within otherwise known as Greed.

It is said that innocent people lost their lives in the incident but let us ask ourselves, is anyone really innocent in this? Can any of us claim to be innocent? Are we really surprised that this incident occurred? Have we not been courting this enemy for several years now in Igboland? Is it something that started today?

According to reports corroborated by the governor of Anambra state, the incident was the outcome of a drugs war between two drug barons from Ozubulu who were fighting over a debt arising from a drugs deal. Having gone to the house of one of the barons known as “Bishop” and not finding him home, the gunmen proceeded to the church to seek him out and kill him. They marched into the church, saw his father and opened fire killing everyone who was in the way. What gave them the impetus to march into the church premises with their guns and open fire on ‘holy grounds’, committing an act that is a total abomination? They clearly did not recognize the holiness of the premises after all they were aware that the church was built from the proceeds of crime and drug sales. As far as they were concerned, they were home!

And that is where the problem lies. That is where we should begin to question our own innocence in this matter. Is there anyone in that town who was unaware of “Bishop’s” reputation or the source of his wealth? Didn’t the priests accept his blood money to build their church? Didn’t the villagers attend the church knowing where the funds came from? Didn’t they treat the donor and his father with deference because of his ill-gotten wealth? What other outcome could we then expect? How then can we claim to have been innocent?

I attended the funeral of my friend’s father in the East some years ago. At the end of the service, the priest began to name the ‘wealthy’ people in our midst and call them by name to come forward and make donations to the church. He thanked them all for being there and shamelessly badgered them for funds to renovate his church. Neither he nor the son of the deceased who assisted him in identifying the targeted donors saw it fit to thank the rest of us for travelling all the way from Abuja and assisting them in making the event a huge success. We were not important. The focus was on the wealthy people regardless of how this wealth was acquired.

I attended another funeral in Ojoto some years ago. During the proceedings, several men, clearly of questionable character strolled in, accompanied by armed policemen to emphasize their importance. Some were said to be sons of Igwes from neighbouring towns whilst others were clearly successful men of the underworld. One who looked like he was someone’s houseboy dressed up in an ill-fitting safari suit stepped forward with his gun and began shooting in the air. I was horrified and terrified at the same time, and I complained bitterly at the evident lawlessness on display. People around me including my friends, looked at me like I was some spoil sport. Couldn’t I see that this added colour to the event? No one was concerned that the indiscriminate shooting apart from being illegal, could have resulted in a serious accident. They all left at the same time, jumping into their SUV’s and shooting in the air. I was told that the purpose of this was to ward off potential armed robbers since they had ‘sprayed’ huge sums of money at the event. The children present looked on in admiration and awe. These were their heroes and role models approved by us, the adults. So why are we shocked by Ozubulu’s tragedy?

For years, young men with little education and no visible means of income, have come home and built palatial houses for their parents. How many parents refused to live in those houses? What message does that send to the youth? The same people come to the villages and install boreholes and build roads. Soon enough the villagers ‘beg’ them to run for office and before you know it, they are installed in the State or National Assembly or even run for the governor’s office. No questions asked about the source of their wealth. Why then should we be shocked?

Bishop, the drug baron who the gunmen were after celebrated his 36th birthday commissioning roads that he tarred in his community. Governor Willie Obiano’s picture was used to advertise the event, thereby validating this young man. It appears from reports that the governor and the commissioner of police even attended the event. Did they ask him where the funds came from? Hadn’t they heard the rumours? Did they investigate? Are they really shocked at the outcome?

Instead of exhibiting all this shock and sorrow, we should resolve today to end this cycle of greed and worshipping criminals. It’s been going on for so long and we are all guilty. The lesson learnt from Ozubulu is that we are all potential victims so we can no longer pretend that it does not concern us. Anyone of us could have been sitting in that church on Sunday. It was not an incident that just occurred, it was a disaster waiting to happen and it can happen again if we do not take steps to prevent it!
May the souls of all those lost in the incident at Ozubulu and all the faithful departed rest in perfect peace. Amen.