Anambra youths attack two churches in Igbariam farm settlement, claim ownership

There is mounting hostility astatine Igbariam Farm Settlement successful Anambra East section authorities country of the authorities pursuing attacks connected the Anglican and Catholic churches successful the country by youths of the community.

Venerable Obiora Igbokwe of the Christ Anglican Church, Igbariam, who narrated the incident, said helium was fortunate to person escaped being lynched by the youths.

He said the attackers claimed that they were determination to harvest thenar fruits successful the monolithic colony established by the defunct Eastern Nigerian authorities of the precocious Dr. Michael Okpara.

Igbokwe said that during the attack, which took spot astatine the weekend, helium mislaid 1 3kv generator, 30 pieces of 16mm rods,15 goats ,sheep and rams, mobile phones and their chargers, immoderate aluminium frames and clothes.

According to him, the attackers besides attempted to region the church’s h2o pump machine, but recovered it hard arsenic the enactment holding the sumo chopped off, frankincense making the sumo to descend wrong the borehole.

The clergyman said: “Around 7:30am connected March 11, I was successful the religion compound erstwhile I saw a radical of Igbariam youths with motorcycles and a achromatic car stopped astatine the religion entrance. They were astir 25 successful fig with weapons.

“I sensed information and rapidly ran wrong the parsonage with my lad and we closed each the entranceway doors.

“The youths started chanting warfare songs with philharmonic instruments. They came straight to t...