Bride & Groom Shot dead On Wedding Eve

A man and his fiancee set to be joined in holy matrimony in Enugu were shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cult members.   Three other people including the manager of a filling station were shot dead during the sporadic shooting by the unknown gunmen on Abakpa and Trans-Ekulu area of Enugu. The incident occurred on 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 unknown gunmen trailed the couple, who were finalizing arrangements for their wedding yesterday, September 6, to the filling station where they were said to be guying fuel. Sources added that the gunmen were said to have, on arrival at the filling station, shot sporadically at the bride and the groom who were in their car buying fuel and they died on the spot. The filling station Manager, a pump attendant and another person buying fuel at the time were also shot dead by the unknown gunmen who immediately fled in their waiting vehicle after confirming the dead of the bride and groom. The incident was confirmed by the Enugu state Police Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amaraizu and said.. “There was an incident that led to the death of some people following sporadic shooting by suspected hoodlums before the arrival of security   operatives and we have put measures on ground to unmask them,”