Bishop Ozubulu has reacted to allegations that he is a drug lord and involvd in the Ozubulu shooting...

Aloysius Ikegwuonwu also known as Bishop has reacted to allegations that he is a drug lord.

Bishop, who is currently based in South Africa and was alleged to be the target of the St Philips Catholic Church shooting that occurred in Ozubulu Anambra state has made a public statement on the Sunday Shooting; an attack which also claimed the life of his own father. In his statement, Bishop claimed that he knows nothing about the killing.

The statement that was signed by Mr.  Aloysius Ikegwuonwu[Bishop] himself, was made available to reporters in the aftermath of the tragedy. 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."--Daily Post.

His statement read as thus:......

“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 handiwork 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.”--Daily Post.

My Take:

I want to believe that proper investigation still needs to be done. If his right-hand man, Gov. Obiano would tell the press that the killing was fuel by a fight between 2 drug lords based abroad, I want to believe that the governor had his information right before making it public. 

Evans, as we all know, told his wife and loved ones that he was dealing on the importation of motor parts as well as the supply of goods and services. But today we all know who Evans really is. So threatening to sue the media is just a storm in a tea cup, period!!