Mudiaga Affe, Calabar
Two sons of the presiding pastor of the Independent Baptist Church in Calabar, Rev. Nicholas Wayih, have been killed by gunmen.
The two sons identified as Archibong and
Ekpenyong were said to have had a prolonged struggle with the armed men
before they were gunned down.
The gun men, seven in number, were said
to have gained access to the expansive compound located at the Efio-Ette
junction axis of the Cross River State capital, through the back fence
that shares boundary with a welder’s shop.
Southern City News gathered different
versions to the gory incident that has left the Wayihs in serious
mourning mood since the early hours of Tuesday when the incident
occurred.
A close source to the Wayihs disclosed
that the clergy’s two sons were said to have engaged the armed men in
physical battle after they had gained entry into the residence between
1am and 3am of Tuesday, March 29.
The source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said it was not clear if it was an outright case of
assassination because the intruders started beating the clergy’s three
boys that had come out from their rooms on noticing that they had gained
entry.
“When the beating became severe, two of
the sons, who were hefty, had to engage the intruders in physical battle
because they did not see guns with them initially and when they were
almost overpowering intruders, one of the robbers gave an order that
they should be killed.
“The third son, who experienced the
incident, had to rush to the mother’s room to tell her not to come out
but the mother came out and asked the robbers what they wanted. She
offered her ATM card and they took it after they had gun down the
brothers. The robbers even withdrew money from the ATM in the morning of
the incident,” he said.
But another source, Michael Ebube, said one of the robbers sustained deep cut while trying to gain access to the pastor’s house.
Ebube said, “The robbers gained access
to the building and in the course of attempting to gain entrance into
the pastor’s residence, one of the sons used machete to cut one of the
armed robbers. It was learnt that the cut was severe. The robbers still
continued and eventually they gained entrance into the building.
“In retaliation, they shot the two sons
when they got in but left almost immediately in annoyance without
actually stealing anything because the injured robber was bleeding
profusely. The robbers scaled the fence the way they came in and it
appeared they stayed in the next compound for sometime before they left
because was so much blood stains on the floor of the compound they came
in through.”
The state Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. John Eluu, who confirmed the incident, said the police was
currently investigating the matter.
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