Tension As Gunmen Stormed Church, Killed Man, Wife And Daughter, Pastor Run For Safety

Tension As Gunmen Stormed Church, Killed Man, Wife And Daughter, Pastor Run For Safety

Mr. Kenneth Ekwesianya, a 70-year-old man, his wife, Grace (50), and their 36-year-old daughter, Chioma, a postgraduate student at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, were shot dead in Azia, a community in Anambra State’s Ihiala Local Government Area.

Another victim named Emeka Ntukokwu, 56, said to be a school teacher, suffered injuries during the assault that took place in the city in a Sabbath church.

Kenneth was an Azia-based businessman, while his wife was the headmistress at Azia’s Ubom Community Primary School.

The unknown gunman invaded the church while the mid-week service was going on, assassinating the man, his wife, and his daughter. He shot them and ran to a waiting car outside the church where they were zooming off.

Tension As Gunmen Stormed Church, Killed Man, Wife And Daughter, Pastor Run For Safety