Bianca Ojukwu on Thursday in Awka refuted a report that a mass grave with 322 corpses had been found in Anambra.
A Nov. 7 report in some sections of the media quoted a Nov. 6 post on the Facebook page of Mrs Ojukwu, Secretary to the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), as the source of the story.
“The former Nigerian ambassador to Spain did not disclose the exact area the grave site is located.
She however stated that the discovery of the grave site was made through testimonies by witnesses who appeared before the ATJPC.
In her reaction on Thursday, Mrs Ojukwu described the report as misleading.
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The former ambassador to Spain explained that a suspected mass grave was discovered and sealed off for forensic investigation, but the number of persons buried there was not yet ascertained.
She stated that 322 persons were verified killed or dead as a result of violence within Anambra in the course of the Commission’s sittings, as testified by witnesses who appeared before it.
She added that many persons remained unaccounted for while 18 persons were identified as missing or having disappeared.
