Obi decries death of Fr Chietnum, Mgbdidi massacre

***Charges FG to stop killing across country

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP Mr Peter Obi has lamented the brutal killing of Rev Father John Mark Chietnum of Kafanchan Diocese who was killed by a yet to be identified bandits in Kaduna state.
A statement by Media aide Valentine Obienyem quoted him to have indicated that Fr Chietnum’s death is among the many needless bloodletting in our country arising from poor leadership that need to be changed

The LP Candidate noted that the daily killing of Nigerian youths across the country makes it imperative that Nigeria youths must rise in unison irrespective of religion, tribe or geography to take back their country.

Obi also decried the unexplained reason for the massacre of over 20 Nigeria youths in Mgbidi area of IMO state as he regretted that the value placed on human lives in the country is extremely poor and worthless.

The former Anambra state Governor said that none of the blood of innocent Nigerians shed would be in vain as they will all be martyrs for the revival of Nigeria.

Until his death, Rev Chietnum was the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jema’a Local Government Area and also the coordinating CAN chairman, Southern Kaduna and was also a great advocate for the rescuing of Nigeria.

Obi regretted that he was unable to attend the burial of Fr Chietnum but sent heart felt condolences to the family, the Kafanchan Catholic Doices and the Catholic community in the country.