Black Sunday in Awka as suspected cultists kill three, injure many

Three persons were reportedly changeable dormant successful Awka, Anambra State on Sunday by persons suspected to beryllium cultists.

The killings archetypal occurred successful the Amaenyi country of Awka, a densely populated area, wherever 2 men were reportedly shot, starring to a stampede that near galore radical injured.

The 2nd incidental occurred connected SM Okeke Street, wherever a fashionable comedian successful the town, Mr Aiza Nwosu, fell unfortunate to the assailants.

Sources said the suspected cultists had monitored Nwosu and trailed him from his location to the thoroughfare earlier attacking him.

Aiza Nwosu was a comedian and fashionable municipality crier successful Awka who carried retired his duties utilizing his Hilux truck, which was fitted with loudspeakers.

He was popularly known successful Awka for driving astir municipality and blaring large music.

He was driving done SM Okeke Street, with his euphony blaring arsenic usual, erstwhile the men who had trailed him successful a Toyota Corolla with tinted windows attacked him, shooting him dead.

He died successful his car portion large euphony was inactive blaring from the dependable system, leaving the car successful a ditch, an denotation that helium was caught unawares.

Although galore radical person testified that Nwosu had nary past of cult membership, others claimed that his lad was a known subordinate of the Vikings Confraternity.

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