In a very sad report, an intending couple, Mba Ifeoma Gloria and Eremezie Tochukwu Martin, have been killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen at Arondizuogu in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state.
The couple were set to tie the nuptial knot on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, before their lives were cut short by the unknown assailants.
Eyewitnesses say the couple were taking a ride in the groom’s brother’s tricycle when they were attacked by the gunmen who shot all three of them dead on Wednesday, January 11.
Disturbed by the incessant killings and kidnappings in their community, residents of the community came out in their numbers to lay hefty curses on the gunmen perpetrating the heinous crime.
They also alleged that the gunmen have invaded their community and specializes in stealing flashy cars and killing their owners.
Meanwhile, the Imo state police command is yet to comment on the tragic incident.
Watch a video of members of the community laying curses on the assailants below,
In other news, a 33-year-old woman, Nadia Joseph-Gosine, died suddenly on the morning of her dream wedding to her partner of five years.
It was gathered that Nadia, from Beckton, had travelled to Trinidad to get married to her fiancé, Devon Gosine, when she passed away in her sleep due to liver failure.
The mother of one, who was in Trindad with her 10-year-old son, Emari, had arrived a few weeks earlier in preparation for her big day, but died just hours before her wedding while sleeping next to her fiancé.
Nadia’s devastated sister, Isha Daley, however, said she knew Nadia had liver issues in the past but thought everything was now okay.