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Worshippers at the Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State and residents of the community have been thrown into mourning following the tragic incident that occurred in the church on Wednesday, February 3.
An unknown gunman invaded the church while the mid-week service was going on and murdered husband, wife and daughter from one family in cold blood while the fourth person, sustained severe injury.
The affected persons were identified as Kenneth Emekwasianya, 70, Grace Emekwasianya, 56, his wife, Chioma Emekwasianya, their daughter, 36, and Emeka Ntukokwu, 42, a secondary school teacher.
Kenneth was a businessman based in Azia, Grace, a headmistress at Ubom Community Primary School, Azia, while Chioma was a post graduate student at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.
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An unknown gunman, on Wednesday, invaded the Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State, while the mid-week service was ongoing and murdered three members of a family.
In addition to killing the husband, wife and daughter, he attacked a fourth person who sustained serious injury.
The names of those affected have been given as Kenneth Emekwasianya, 70, Grace Emekwasianya, 56, his wife, Chioma Emekwasianya, their daughter, 36, and Emeka Ntukokwu, 42, a secondary school teacher.
It was gathered that Kenneth was a businessman based in Azia, Grace, a headmistress at Ubom Community Primary School, Azia, while Chioma was a post-graduate student at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State.
Gunmen have stormed a church in Azia, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State killing a man and two others.
The man, identified as Ken Ekwesianya, was murdered alongside his wife and daughter on Thursday night.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Haruna, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Friday.
He said investigations were ongoing to unravel the circumstances leading to the incident, reiterating the police commitment to arresting the culprits.
“Investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and effort is being intensified in order to arrest perpetrators of the dastardly act and bring them to justice,” he said.
TODAY
February 5, 2021
A middle-aged man, Ken Ekwesianya, and his wife have been killed by gunmen in Azia, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The deceased were reportedly murdered inside a church in the area with their daughter around 7pm on Thursday.
Details of the incident were still sketchy when filling this report but the State Command’s Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the report.
Mohammed said, investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and effort is being intensified in order to arrest perpetrators of the dastardly act and bring them to justice.
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Gunmen Kill Man, Wife, Daughter Inside Anambra Church
According to an eyewitness report, a masked gunman came into the church on Wednesday, during the midweek service, rained bullets on the victims and thereafter took the keys of a Mercedes C Class car belonging to Kenneth.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 05, 2021
Some Gunmen have killed one Kenneth Emekwasianya; his wife, Grace; their daughter, Chioma, and Emeka Ntukokwu, a secondary school teacher, in a Seven-Day Adventist Church in Azia, Anambra State.
According to an eyewitness report, a masked gunman came into the church on Wednesday, during the midweek service, rained bullets on the victims and thereafter took the keys of a Mercedes C Class car belonging to Kenneth.