By Chidi Nkwopara & Chinnso Alozie
OWERRI – A gang of masked dare devil armed
robbers at the weekend, unleashed 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.

Source:www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/wedding-one-killed-others-injured-as-robbers-attack-couple-on-way-to-reception/#sthash.gLLWCgQg.dpuf

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