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The people of Amakwa village, Ozubulu in
Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State are still in shock over the
massacre of church attendees in St. Phillip’s Catholic church in the area on
Sunday morning 7th August. Reporter Ejike Ofoegbu spoke with one of
the victims of the attack Loveth Gift who narrated her experience.
Loveth Gift narrated
"We all were in the church during the
6am morning mass today, we saw two cars that drove into the church; because it
was a Church premises we over looked it and we considered them to be people
that came for morning mass(service). But
to the surprise of everyone, the car halted at the center of the gate, meaning
you cannot close the gate, since it is open already.
"The driver came out of the car
pretending he was fixing a problem; so everyone still ignored the drama
happening outside the premises.
"Suddenly, some men came out from the
car, fully armed, all in Army uniform. I was lucky because I was sitting at the
back, just beside the door, but I was clearly seeing what was happening. The
sky was cloudy and everywhere seemed dark; no one saw what they were carrying,
whether it was gun, but surely they were fully equipped.
"They immediately rushed to the front
door. I was too lucky to jump the fence, but before I had jumped, I heard gun
shot everywhere in the building. They obstructed the front gate, because for
women that is their only route to escape. That was why women were killed more
than men. Children were killed as well, many were seriously injured.
"After I had escaped, I started making
calls to link my church members who were in the church, but they were not
picking up; not knowing they were dead already.
The
gun men were not igbos, because their language were not igbo, the government
should stop lying, I heard they said That, they gun Men were flashing touch
light on us, but it a lie, because the
whole church was so lighted that even from outside you will see who is inside.
Even at that, if they were really flashing touch light to know who is their
target, those that were killed, are they their target.
Like I said before and I will say it again,
I was at the back door, I saw all that happened, they were with Army uniform,
face covered, standing at the Front door, holding their trigger, and shooting
at anything that moves.
When the police came, I was waiting for
them to ask questions of what happened, so that I will explain, but they were
busy taking pictures of the dead ones, without knowing the fact
"Not too long after they had gone, I
went back to the church. I was shocked with what I saw; my Mother was lying
dead! Many people were unconscious but later succumbed to death.
"After about one hour of the killings,
the Police arrived the church. Two hours later, the Governor, Willie Obiano
arrived too. Everyone was shocked, wandering how the perpetrators stormed in
Army uniform. Questions began to arise: "Who gave them the Army
uniform?" Who gave them the Army car?"
Surely jihad is here, and everyone have to
defend him/her self.
A woman who still survived the mayhem said,
"All I could remember is that I was sitting at the front when some people
in Army uniform invaded the Church and started shooting at everyone. They just
held the trigger and fired at everyone they sighted. I managed to hide under
the seat but was shot in the leg.
"A boy was shot in head, his brain
bursted, and blood spilled everywhere - even at my face."
By: Ejike Ofoegbu
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