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By Pamela Eboh Awka
About 20 persons have been killed during a burial ceremony in Umuogbuefi village, Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State when armed men suspected to be members of a secret cult invaded the ceremony.
Information has it that the burial ceremony was that of a suspected leader of a cult, Ozo who was killed byva rival cult last year.
It was learnt that the suspected cult gang stormed the venue of the ceremony while the corpse of Ozo was lying in state in his compound and sent the mourners scowering for safety, while shooting at them.
According to one native of Ebenebe, he said he was invited to the burial ceremony but forgot about it and failed to attend.
“I thank God I forgot the burial ceremony, otherwise I would have been there when the shooting took place. Who knows what wouod have happened. God has a way if saving people.”
A source also said her sister was saved from being among the by God following disappointment by the person that was to take her and friends to the event.
She said, “My sister was supposed to be at the burial. She and her friends had already prepared to leave Awka for Ebenebe, but the vehicle they booked to take them disappointed them.
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