Arrest Chris Ngige Over Adoration Mishap...APGA

Arrest Ngige now – Umeh

Countering, APGA National cChairman, Chief Victor Umeh called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar to arrest Ngige immediately for his alleged role in the disaster.

Addressing newsmen in Awka, Umeh alleged that Ngige’s supporters instigated the pandemonium that started at the end of the crusade.

He wondered what his supporters were doing at the crusade ground with their party symbols consisting of brooms and posters of Ngige if it was not part of an orchestrated plot to cause confusion at the prayer ground in search of cheap propaganda.

He said: “From what happened at the Holy Ghost Adoration ground, it was obvious that this mayhem and pandemonium were carefully planned and executed by Dr Chris Ngige’s team. He has been very notorious for this type of antics. Having wasted about 28 human lives, it will be so little to say that police should only come here and ask people questions.

He recalled that Ngige was at the adoration ground the previous day to participate at the Mass without being molested by anybody, but that knowing that Obi would come the next day, he wanted to come but was prevented by the organizers in order to avert a clash of interest.

Umeh regretted, however, that despite being stopped from coming, Ngige had gone ahead to instigate his people to disrupt the Friday night vigil to score cheap political points, noting that he had always displayed such distractive tendencies in churches by coming in the middle of service where those he planted would hail him.

However, Obiano described the incident as “unfortunate and depressing” while commiserating with bereaved families.

Wondering why politics in the state should degenerate to a level where worshippers no longer feel safe to worship their God in a sacred place as an Adoration Ground, Obiano in a statement by Mr. James Eze (Head, Media & Communications Willie Obiano Campaign Organisation), implored the bereaved families to take heart assuring them that his thoughts and those of his family are with them in this moment of grief.