Orlu, 19 April, 2022 / 9:15 pm (ACI Africa).
The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Orlu has condemned the Easter Sunday attack against innocent civilians in Imo State of the Southeastern region of Nigeria, saying that darkness has overcome the country owing to protracted insurgency.
In a statement obtained by ACI Africa on Tuesday, April 19, Bishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma expresses solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in the attack on Imo State which he says “is gradually becoming a symbolism for evil and darkness.”
“For our dear Orlu land that is gradually becoming a symbolism for evil and darkness, for Imo State and for Nigeria in general, we pray for the return of peace and tranquility,” Bishop Ukwuoma says in his April 19 statement.
The Nigerian Catholic Bishop adds, “As darkness is overcome by the Paschal Light of Easter, may violence and crime give way to harmony and serenity! May the glory of Easter dispel all darkness in our lives and illuminate us always with the salvific power of the Risen Christ!”
Local reports in Nigeria indicate that “many people” were feared killed on Easter Sunday when gunmen attacked Ihioma Community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.