Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, and member representing Ezza-North/Ishielu Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, Hon. Anayo Nwonu, on Sunday called for the release of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Timothy Ngwuta who has been in prison custody over the protracted communal war between the people of Ezza/Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
The people of Ezza and Effium both in the same LGA, have been at war for over one year with many lives lost and property worth billions of naira destroyed.
Rev. Fr. Ngwuta, who was accused of promoting the war, was arrested, charged to court and remanded at the Abakaliki Correctional Centre.
Nwonu, who visited the cleric at the Correctional centre, described his detention in prison custody as an injustice.
He explained that he visited Ngwuta to see what he can do about his release.
The governorship Aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in next year’s governorship election said: “I came here on a very private visit to see one of us here that is being remanded – Rev. Fr. Ngwuta. I came here to see him and know what we can do about his release.
“This is a process that we are undergoing to ensure his freedom. What we are preaching in Ebonyi is that injustice should leave Ebonyi state and that is what we stand for.
“I am not a Catholic, I am a Pentecostal but church is church. We believe in God and we believe in one God. The most important thing is that an average Ebonyi man is looking for justice.”
