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The Digest:

A husband and wife have given searing testimony in the trial of the 2022 Owo church attack, detailing how the assault claimed her legs and an eye

Key Points:
  • A woman lost both legs and an eye in the June 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo.
  • Her husband testified to stepping over corpses while searching for their son after the massacre.
  • Five suspects are on trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja for the terror attack.
  • The attack killed over 40 worshippers and injured more than 100 others.
  • The wife recounted being buried under others near the altar when an explosive detonated.
  • She spent over five months in the hospital and now relies on a wheelchair.
  • The Ondo State government’s promise of prosthetic legs remains unfulfilled.
In the solemnity of a courtroom, the scale of tragedy is measured not just in counts and charges, but in the quiet voice of a survivor recounting the day the sacred became a scar.

Source: The Cable