Nigerian authorities are denying that this was a jihad attack: “Speaking on the attack, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Garba Umar, said…though no arrest had been made but that the police already learnt that the attack followed a quarrel between two natives of Ozubulu residing overseas….Mr. Umar described any insinuation that the attack was carried out by Boko Haram elements as false and urged the people to go about their normal businesses.”

However, Act for Biafra, a Biafran independence group, maintains that this was indeed a jihad attack against Christians:

If Act for Biafra is correct, this is nothing that a little “dialogue” won’t fix, eh, Pope Francis? I trust you are on your way to Ozubulu right now to explain to the local Muslims that true Islam and the proper understanding of the Qur’an reject every form of violence.

“Scores killed as gunmen attack worshipers in Anambra church‎ [VIDEO],” by Emmanuel Uzodinma, Daily Post, August 6, 2017: