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The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Reverend Callistus Onaga, has condemned the pervasive killings and criminality in the South-East, labelling it as "self-destruction."

Onaga, who spoke during his Christmas media briefing on Tuesday, expressed concerns that the people of the South-East had become cowards of their own actions, allowing a few individuals to profit from their destruction.

"Why will we sit down and plan our own destruction and few people will be profiting with that," he questioned.

Onaga noted that the region has been plagued by violence since 2021, with locals killing each other under the guise of fighting against their oppressors.

"Here in the South East we started killing ourselves saying that we are killing those who are supposed to be killing us. We are destroying ourselves. We have done it for the past three years since 2021.

"We have become cowards of our own actions here in the South East."

He emphasised the need for forgiveness and an end to the cycle of violence.

The bishop also drew attention to the alarming ethnic cleansing in the North East and North Central Nigeria, where locals are being killed and their properties destroyed by both state and non-state actors.

He criticised the tendency to blame foreigners for these atrocities, insisting that Nigerians themselves are responsible.

Let's go over to the North East and all other parts of the North politics and ethnic cleansing," more especially in Benue State where the people are subjugated.

"We are doing a little bit of ethnic cleansing in some areas and then we are blaming the foreigners. No we are the one doing it," the Bishop Onaga insisted.

Speaking on the economic situation in the country, the Bishop appealed to the political elites to prioritize the welfare and well-being of the people.

"Can our politicians think otherwise and begin to make things easier. Will our politicians begin really believe that we the led have some measure of intelligence."

Bishop Onaga prayed for the country to overcome all the challenges impeding development through the coming of Christ and Christ celebration in this Christmas.

"My dear fellow Nigerians let us not add to the sufferings that are coming onto us by making things more difficult. At the Christmas celebrate with everybody, bring down your prices, bring down whatever you are doing.

"Yes even in the church you should do something bring down whatever lavies so that people can really feel the impact of the celebration of love and celebration of joy at Christmas."

Onaga's comments come as a call to action for Nigerians to take responsibility for their actions and work towards a more peaceful and harmonious society.

Burruchaga71:
South east really tried with ONLY 5 states

jmoore:
All these stats are misleading by the time you dig deeper.

Eg. An mtn consumer in Abia pays VAT which is counted under Lagos.

helinues:
Toh

Ojuelegba, oju wan ti n ja, the acclimated woke Yoruba

As for Peter Obi, he should continue talking and complicate things further for himself

He was advised to take a break , but no, he no gree

https://www.nairaland.com/7676452/peter-obi-should-take-break

Tochi3:


..useless hopeless propaganda..we know your Modus operandi..dishing lies deceit & propaganda to tarnish the integrity of PO..

..una go tire..

..Thief'nubu said emilokan..awalokan..it's yoruba turn..fallen drmons were happy sbout that statement..no BATist saw it as dangerous, bigoted & evil...

..let me bust una emilokan awalokan bubbles..

....since BATists understand only roasted electricity language..PO through the propaganda of BATists just reechoed what the drug lord said..

..All this diversion tactics is stale..In the emilokan mud..

..tell your roasted electricity fraud to bring everything he irreparable destroyed back to status quo...

01 Apr 2024: Statisense you are doing the lord's work with these stats let some people keep deceiving themselves.

03 Nov 2024: E be like say na yoruba ronu bastard dey control this handle. Every day he is posting contents for bigotry as if it's only Ogun and Anambra state that we have in Nigeria. Mad people everywhere.

In 7 months, the doer of the Lord's work on "Road Density" is now a bastard on "IGR/PAYE"!

'Bad data' is always an opportunity for learning — if you are open-minded.

Open minds learn but closed minds insult.

Salewa97:
Yoruba Obidients, I hail oo

But na when una go take confront Peter Obi with his reckless statements?

Obi's bigotry is becoming too much

Racoon:
Nigeria is in hell already with the myriads of challenges confronting its national life. So if they are to compare, she thinks Nigeria is better than Ukraine, Lebanon, Sudan, Somalia? This woman have a warped zombified shit for a brain. She thin

Olatayo0103:
Effects of tribalism 😆😆

shivisee:
Abeg where’s that obi picture sharing N50 to every household in anambra during election. When he just finished building new supermarket with 21million pounds in the uk! capital FOOLS

agadez007:
You were saying what again?
We all know the region that composed the hit song “Tilumbu Ebimpawa oo”

Ttalk:
See your governor inaction here

agadez007:
all over Yoruba media news

agadez007:
This is not even ikpeazu
That’s papa OPM,you Yoruba have been lying to yourselves too much and I suspect you are beginning to believe your own lies

Brendaniel:
So the Fulanis have been showing you people love abi?

Goosethetruth:
You have been lying through your teeth since this thread started despite initially lying that you don't want to say anything.
The problem with Ibos like you is that you are like the ostrich. Because your head is so deep in the ground, you think your body is hidden. You fail to see what other tribes see about you which is your obnoxious ignorant arrogance and empty chest beating. Ask yourself why Ibos are the only tribe abhored by every other tribe? It is your inherent determination to dominate and subjugate every other tribe around you and your land grabbing attitude. You are visitors in almost everywhere in Nigeria because your states are inhabitable yet you can't have the simplest courtesy of respecting the culture and beliefs of the sons of the soil.
Seriously you guys really need to examine your attitude towards others and bury your tribalism and bigotry.

helinues:
Abeg wetin dem dey do there?

ALTERNATEID:
The fact that irritants like you now roam around the forum attacking just anyone for their opinion without getting banned by the Obidient moderators says a lot about how low the forum has sunk into.

chopnaira:
Where are the do not invest in Lagos tribalist fooools, especially that Moghalu's wife.

Shadomaan7:
The way some of you dey take this Igbo matter too far, na so you want to become a slave to your own self?