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By John Ogunsemore
Amnesty International has urged authorities to impartially and transparently investigate Sunday’s attack by gunmen on St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Lilu community, Ihiala LGA, Anambra state which claimed two lives.
The global human rights group made the call in a statement issued on Monday.
Amnesty, which strongly condemnned the ‘gruesome’ attack, said the investigation would help ensure that suspects are brought to justice.
It said, “The authorities must also investigate security lapses that eanbled the attack, as the operational base for Agunechemba Security personnel deployed by the Anambra state government to Lilu is located in the chuch.
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“During the attack, the gunmen killed a man and abducted the wife of the Reverend in charge of the church. Her body was later found brutally murdered and partially unclothed.”
Amnesty noted that this shocking incident underscored the authorities’ persistent failure to protect people from attacks by armed groups that have killed and abducted thousands of Nigerians over the past decade.
It stressed that whatever security measures that have been implemented by the government of President Bola Tinubu were clearly ineffective.
“Since 2023, Amnesty International has documented the activities of armed groups that have turned some communities in South-East Nigeria into ‘ungoverned spaces.’
“These groups have sacked traditional rulers, displaced residents, and taken control of entire communities, including Lilu, as well as Agwa and Izombe in Oguta LGA of Imo State,” Amnesty added.
