THE man mentioned as a suspect in the massacre of worshipers in St Patrick Catholic church, Ozubulu, Anambra State, Aloysius Ikegwuonwu better known as Bishop has reacted to allegations that he is a drug lord.



Bishop, who is based in South Africa and was reportedly the target of the attack, which also claimed the life of his father, said he, knows nothing about the killing.

In a statement he personally signed and made available to reporters, Bishop, who is said to have single handedly funded the Ozubulu church, said he has never been arrested or convicted for any drug related offence before.

His statement said, “My attention has been drawn to a social media campaign where it is alleged that I am connected to the Ozubulu church killing over a drug problem.

“For the avoidance of any doubt I wish to inform the general public that I know nothing about the church killings and I have never been involved in drugs.

“I have never been arrested or convicted anywhere in the world. My businesses are legitimate businesses, duly registered. Apart from warehousing and wholesale of goods I am also a contractor involved in the construction of roads and infrastructure in Nigeria.

“It’s shameful that Nigerians and the media don’t verify any story before running with them.

“The handwork of those who are jealous of my success and who are determined to tarnish my image is evident.

“The Church killings is an unprecedented evil that deserves full investigation to unmask the perpetrators.

“We await investigations and full police report of the church attack.

“In the meantime I request all social media and media houses to retract my name from the defamatory stories linking me with the church killing.

“Failure to do so and any further linking of my name with the church killings will force me to take legal action against the purveyors of the defamatory false story.”

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TheTrueSeeker:
Dear Aloysius Ikegwuonwu aka 'Bishop'

Please be informed and properly guided that the Press whom you are erroneously trying to intimidate or threaten with legal action only quoted a press statement issue by the Nigerian Police Force immediately after the incident. As such, your irresponsible and misguided remark should be directed at the Nigerian Police Force and not the Press or Social Media.

What I expected from you in the interim would have been

1. To aid the Police in their investigation by reporting personally at the Police Headquarter in Anambra State to clear your name and prove to the world that you do not have a hand in the church massacre.
2. To personally pay a condolence visit to the scene of the crime as a way of sympathizing with the victims.
3. Tell the world what you know about those incidents that your name and those of others were mention in SA

GreyLaw:
Not like I trust this guy 100%, but there is a lot more that the government is hiding from us about this issue.

Where in Nigeria has the Nigeria Police concluded investigations in such record time and come out with a confirmatory statement?

There's certainly more to this.

razid:
The day an average Igbo man takes responsibility for his problems will be the day he will be liberated.

You embarked on a war albeit a suicide one for that matter against every conceivable logic, you were slaughtered, yet you cried that they killed you. Do they normally play ludo during a war?

You kill yourselves, yet you blame it upon others.

You run from your God forsaken land to a land that is accommodating. They accepted you the way you are, yet you call them cowards.

You develop everywhere else in the world, yet over 30 years now, you and your leaders have been crying over the failure to construct a bridge that is not up to 50km and will be mostly used by you.

You celebrate every misfortune that happens to others, when they do that to you, you start crying marginalization.

Haba! When are Igbos going to man up to their responsibilities?

Stop blaming others for your problems. Problems are meant to be solved. Only the fainthearted blame others for his woes.

hammer6:
LALASTICLALA WAT DO U MEAN, IT IS OK TO ACCUSE SOMEBODY BUT THE ACCUSED CANNOT TELL THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY?

REMEMBER GOD AND THE FEAR OF GOD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM.