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Catholic Diocese of Nnewi releases names of victims of the St. Phillips Catholic Church massacre
Posted by Buchi Obichie
The Bishop of the Diocese Hilary Odili Okeke, called on various groups of people including companies and associations, to make donations which would be used to take care of the victims
- According to Okeke, the diocese would ensure that it keeps accurate records of the contributions, and how they are distributed to the victims
- From the statement released there are 22 surviving victims, while the number
of those who died during the attack has risen to 13
The names of the victims of the gruesome attack at the St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra state, have been released by the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi.
According to reports, the names were released in a statement issued by the Bishop of the Diocese Hilary Odili Okeke on Wednesday August 9.
Philipconcept Blog's gathers that in the statement, the Bishop also noted that the death toll had climbed to 13, and called for donations to aid in caring for the victims.
The statement read in part: “Anybody, parish, institution, company, society, association or group that would like to join the diocese in providing assistance to the victims and their families can send their contributions.
“We shall keep accurate records of contribution and distribution of the funds.”
The surviving victims were listed as follows:
1. Ikegwuonu Caroline
2. Nwakile Anthonia
3. Okoye Odinaka
4. Okoye Patricia
5. Isaac Chinedu
6. Oramadike Chinagorom
7. Oramadike Chinecherem
8. Udegbunam Chidimma
9. Ndulue Samuel
10. Udegbunam Obiageli
11. Ugochi Obiajulu
12. Chukwueloka Chineze
13. Oramadike Chioma
14. Azuka Basil
15. Oramadike Chiamaka
16. Uchechukwu Chukwueloka
17. Nwanya Ngozi
18. Ngwuta Chinemelum
19. Asomba Chukwudum
20. Nnudule Leonard
21. Muomah Michael
22. Oramadike Favour
Out of the 22 injured victims, 2 individuals have now been discharged from the hospital while the others remain on admission in various hospital wards.
Names of dead victims:
1. Cyprian Ikegwuonu
2. Hyacinth Oramadike
3. Cecilia Ewin
4. Eunice Akanigbo
5. Rose Okoye
6. Anulika Obunadike
7. Uchenna Obunadike
8. Anthonia Ufondu
9. Oluchukwu Uhelu
10. Christiana Igbeja
11. Udeze Pauline
12. Victoria Uzokwe
13. Florence Nweke
Gunmen had stormed the church on Sunday August 6, opening fire on parishioners.
Meanwhile, online media Naija news previously reported that the governor of Anambra state Willie Obiano, insisted that the deadly killing that took place in a church in the Ozubulu area of the state was committed by two business partners from the same town.
This is contrary to the position taken by the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, who alleged that the crime was committed by herdsmen.
