Ozubulu killings: Fear persists as victims recount experience

An atmosphere of fear still pervades Ozubulu Community of Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State after the dastardly killing of worshipers at St Philip’s Catholic Church by a gunmen during holy mass on Sunday morning.
DAILYPOST arrived the community at about 12pm on Monday to behold a very quiet community, with indigenes wearing long faces and going about their daily activities.

Ugwu Oye junction, a popular junction that also has a market, which is the first point while coming from Nnewi to Ozubulu was not the usual beehive of activities. The loud music from the public address system owned by those who sell music discs was obviously absent.
Commercial activities was, however, going on normally, but it was clear that all was not well in the community.
The church where the incident had happened looked deserted unlike Sunday afternoon when the church was besieged by sympathisers.
An indigene of the community, Mr Calistus Ndukamma who lives not far from the church premises said, “Those who witnessed what happened yesterday are still in shock, and we are still living in fear. Do you know that if you throw a knockout here, that people will take to their heels?”

At the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital where several victims of the attack were being treated, Mr Samuel Ndulue who sustained two broken legs while speaking to our reporter recounted how he was saved from the bullets sprayed in the church by the gunmen.
He said, “I was sitting on the third row of the seat, right in front of the church when it started. It was only one man that entered the church, but I suspected that their members maybe in a car outside.
“The man was dressed in all black attire, with a fez cap. Immediately he entered, he did not say a word or make any enquiry, I was in front and he was behind. So he stood and started immediately, shooting at everyone.
“I took cover, lying on the ground, but as the man continued to kill people, I decided to stand up and run towards the door because my thought is that the man may have enough bullet to finish everybody. It was while rushing towards the door that I sustained broken legs because the man was standing close to one door, leaving us with just two doors to use.”

He said most of the people that sustained injuries were those who tried to escape through the door, but because too many people were using it at the same time, they sustained injuries.