A family member has narrated the circumstances surrounding
the killing of Gloria Matthew and Linus Audu, an army couple who were
reportedly beheaded in Imo state.
Gloria and Audu were said
to be on their way to “fulfil the traditional rites for their wedding” when
they were attacked.
Speaking to the BBC disinformation unit, the family member
said the duo were attacked by four armed persons at an area not far from Banana
junction in Orlu, Imo state.
“It happened around 3pm. They were travelling to Nkwerre
from Lagos,” BBC quoted the family source as saying.
The wedding was said to have been fixed for May 2 at Nkwerre
LGA of Imo state.
“Audu is from southern Kaduna but he lives in Makurdi.
Gloria is based in Sokoto. They arrived in Lagos from Kaduna on the 26th of
April to pick up Gloria’s mum so that they can travel together for the
traditional marriage rites,” the source said.
The source wasn’t, however, sure if the attack happened on
April 30 or May 1, but added that the photograph of Gloria’s corpse was posted
on her WhatsApp status on May 1.
“They killed Linus’ relatives that day. The leader of the
armed men ordered them (gunmen) to shoot. They killed them (the couple) in
front of Gloria’s 10-year-old daughter and her mum,” the source said.
The army had also confirmed the killing of the couple,
adding that efforts are on to apprehend the perpetrators.
President Muhammadu Buhari had, in a statement issued on May
4, described the beheading of the soldiers as “barbaric”.
Describing the incident as “unacceptable”, Buhari added that
security agencies have been directed to “do their utmost in apprehending the
perpetrators of these barbaric acts and bring them to justice”.
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