Eight killed as gunman attacks Catholic church in Anambra
At least eight people were killed at St Phillip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, a town in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra state, on Sunday.
A witness said some gunmen, who concealed his identity, broke into the church around 6am when the first mass service was holding.
NAN quoted a witness as saying after the attacker gained entry into the church, he identified a particular man whom he shot.
The source reportedly said some worshippers who were critically injured died on their way to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital in Nnewi, the state capital.
Security personnel have cordoned off the church, which has since been deserted by worshippers.
Willie Obiano, governor of the state, Garba Umar, commissioner of police in Anambra, have visited the scene of the attack.
He said that preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the attack was carried out by a native of the area.
“From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried the attack must be an indigene of the area,” Umar said.
“We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when a gunman dressed in black attire covering his face with a cap entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction and opened fire.
“The man after shooting at his targeted victims still went on a shooting spree, killing and wounding other worshippers.”
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Your comment..just too bad is this how we are to behave if given biafra , i heard that the gun men were speaking ibo which ruled out any boko haram or fulani heards men involvement , those gunmen are notting but idiots , fools and uncivilized , what they should have done is to send a messsge to the diocesan bishop or the parish priest with whatever treath they may give with the name of the drug baron whom they said was owing them and who was said to have build
the church and this would have made innocent worshipers to stay away from that church instead of committing this barberic act.
This is dastardly and ungodly. May their souls rest in peace
Ibos should go into serious undilute investigation before any comments that may cause unnecessary unrest in the country.