Human Rights Lawyer Demands Justice for Victims of Anglican Church Attack in Anambra

By Olisemeka Obeche

Human Rights Lawyer, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor has condemned last Sunday’s bloody attack on Christian worshippers at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Isiokwe, Lilu community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. He also called for swift action to bring perpetrators of the attack to justice.

AnambraDaily had earlier reported that gunmen on Sunday morning invaded the Anglican church and unleashed terror upon worshippers gathered for service. The attack claimed lives of two worshippers while several others sustained injuries. Vehicles worth millions of naira were set ablaze, while the church was set ablaze.

Reacting, in an official statement titled WHEN DARKNESS INVADED THE ALTAR: A BLOOD-CHILLING SACRILEGE IN ANAMBRA” and dated December 10, 2025, Ejiofor disclosed that the violent attack was no longer an act of criminality but a blasphemy against God and humanity.

Ejiofor, a lead counsel to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, dismissed the attack as “a sacrilege of the highest order. An unpardonable assault on our collective conscience”.

“I condemn this atrocious, barbaric, and godless act in the strongest terms human language can muster. No explanation will ever suffice. No justification can ever be entertained. This is pure evil.

The Nnewi-based lawyer, further urged security agencies and other relevant authorities to fish out and prosecute the perpetrators and their collaborators.

“I call on the security agencies to cast their dragnet wide, to intensify their investigation, to mobilize all necessary intelligence, and to ensure that no hiding place remains for these cowardly merchants of death.

“I equally urge the government of Anambra State to deploy every lawful mechanism of the state to unmask, apprehend, and prosecute these perpetrators.

He expressed regret that the attack has shattered the relative peace and calm that had returned to Anambra state, especially those violent zones.

“Anambra has, in recent months, enjoyed relative peace. This isolated eruption of wickedness must not be allowed to distort our trajectory.
The long arm of the law will, and must catch up with these criminals.

The human rights activist insists that, “the blood of innocent worshippers cries out from the sanctuary floor. It demands justice. It demands accountability. It demands that we, as a people, refuse to normalize evil.

“Let this tragedy awaken the conscience of the State and the nation. Let it galvanize swift action. Let it reaffirm our collective resolve that places of worship must never become battlegrounds, and that those who desecrate holy altars must never know peace until they face the full wrath of the law.

“This is my solemn midweek reflection; an anguished reminder that evil thrives when good men remain silent.
We must not remain silent.
We must not look away. Justice must prevail.”

Ejiofor further expressed solidarity with the victims of the attack. “I join millions of Anglican faithful across Nigeria and beyond, in extending heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased worshippers, and to the Church of God in Lilu. No words can ever fill the void, but we stand with you in prayer, solidarity, and grief.

“To those still in hospital, may the merciful God whose altar you sought that day grant you swift healing, restoration, and divine comfort.

“May this eternal truth comfort the bereaved, strengthen the wounded, and assure the entire community that God Himself will expose, disgrace, and judge the wicked.