Bride, Groom Shot Dead On Wedding Eve In Enugu

A man and woman set to be joined in holy
matrimony in Enugu were, yesterday, shot
dead by
gunmen suspected to be cult members.
Three other persons including the manager
of a
filling station were shot dead during the
sporadic
shooting by the unknown assailants who had
laid
siege on Abakpa and Trans-Ekulu area of
Enugu.
The incident occurred Friday night at a filling
station close to Dhamija Bridge opposite Our
Lord's
Chosen Church, Trans-Ekulu on the Enugu –
Onitsha Expressway. Sources said the gunmen trailed the couple, who were finalizing arrangements for their
wedding yesterday, to the filling station where they
were said to be buying fuel.
The gunmen were said to have, on arrival at
the station, shot sporadically at the bride and
groom who were in their car buying fuel and they
reportedly died on the spot.
The manager of the filling station, a pump
attendant and another person buying fuel at
the time were also shot dead by the gunmen who
immediately thereafter fled in their waiting
vehicle. Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer,
Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident
when contacted yesterday.
"There was an incident that led to the death
oƑ some people following sporadic shooting by
suspected hoodlums before the arrival of
security
operatives and we have put measures on
ground to
unmask them," he said.
.