terror on a bridal train at Mgbuishii, Ohaji/Egbema local government
area of Imo State, killing the video camera man and badly wounded
others, including the photographer in the process.
Vanguard gathered that the newly wed couple (names withheld) were in
Chimezie Catholic Parish, Mgbuishii, for the solemnization of their
wedding and were on their way back to Owerri for the reception, when
masked men suddenly jumped out of the nearby bush and attacked the
bridal train.
A villager, who spoke on strict grounds of anonymity, identified the
dead video camera man as Mr. Isaac Ezirim, while the wounded
photographer was Mr. Julius Ashigbu.
"The hoodlums first attacked the vehicle conveying the bride and
groom. Although the bullets hit the video camera man and the
photographer, the driver of the vehicle sped off", the villager
recounted.
It was also gathered that having missed their target, the masked
hoodlums descended on all the vehicles coming behind the couple.
"The hoodlums robbed the friends and relations of the couple of cash
and other personal valuables, including telephone handsets", the
villager said.
A close friend of the couple told Vanguard that the wedding, which was
taken to the home of the groom, was eventful until the bridal train
started moving to Owerri for the reception.
"This ugly incident took place at the outskirts of Mgbuishii, a sleepy
rural community that is now getting notorious for all manner of
serious crimes", a female villager lamented.
It would be recalled that about a year ago, Vanguard exclusively
reported how scores of women from this community, demonstrated at
Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, to not only complain about the lack
of security in the area, but also how their children mindlessly raped
them.
The fear-stricken women equally refused to go home after the protest
until their host, Archbishop Anthony J. V. Obinna, arranged police
escort that helped them home.
-Vanguard
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