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36yr Old Friend Of The Mighty! Insiders Reveal All About Target Of Anambra Church Killings
The target of the Sunday service killings in Anambra has been unveiled.
He is fingered as Aloysius Ikegwuonwu.
Labeled a 36-year-old Nigerian based in South Africa.
The target of the St Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu I Ekwusigo local Council area escaped the massacre by absenting self from the ill fated Sunday service.
His father and other victims of the attack were not so fortunate.
They were tragically gunned down by a masked gun man who opened fire at congregation during the 6.oo am service.
The attacker reported escaped via a getaway driver.
Preliminary police investigation as revealed by state commissioner Garba Umar put the attack on locals in the midst of talks of an erupting drug gang way.
The attack was carried out at a church reportedly built and donated to the church by the target – Aloysius.
The 36year old is said to be widely known as Bishop in the area.
He is said to be a deep pocket philanthropist.
His financial influence is said to penetrate political circles with the sponsor of candidates to elective positions.
Bishop is tagged the friend of the high and mighty in the area.
His influence is said to be as deep in politics as it is in religion as exemplified by the gift of a fully furnished place of worship.
He was meant to stage a thanks giving at the church where the attack took place but failed to show up.
His absence, however, didn’t deter the determined assailant.
They snuffed life out of his father and others in his stead.
Emerging talks have it the fight that spiraled into alarming bloodshed is age long and not unknown to the community.
Some claimed that drug trade is the root is also not hidden to many in the area.
But the tragic turn the battle which allegedly started in South Africa took was something nobody foresaw – except of course that target who escaped by staying away.
Contrary to reports his mother is said not be amongst the victims.
She had passed on before now.
The numbers of the dead vary but victims – both dead and wounded – are said to be about 50.
Anambra Church Killing Target, Bishop
