It was a beautiful thursday morning,as the birds sang gracefully to welcome the brightness of the day. The early morning sun rose blissfully as it illuminated and made warm the earth's cold breeze from the heavy down pour accompanied by lightning and heavy sounds of thunder of the terrible darkness of the night.
The inhabitants of Kuje kingdom are very industrous and hard working people as they were also known for their religious activities.
That beautiful morning filled with so many activities,as farmers grabbed their cutlasses and hoes walking to their various farm lands, traders where also seen moving towards their stores and market places hoping to make tangible profits from the days' business,some where walking with high hopes of making huge profits while others were clouded with the thoughts of how they could make much gain from the little commodity they have. Children who were quiet fortunate to be born into rich families were the ones opportune to attain western education as they were seen on their uniforms each holding bags and slates including other writing materials matching elegantly to school,while other unfortunate children born into poor families accompanied their parents to farms or the market place.
All these activities were ongoing as four police vehicles drove roughly into the village square,splashing mud water from pot holes on people nearby, the smoke from the exhaust pipe was choky as it oozed into peoples nostrils causing several nose and throat irritation making unsuspecting villagers cough and sneeze.
Six heavily built men alighted from the jeeps and brought out powerful AK47s, on sighting this, the villagers who were quiet observant and suspected pepper in the air took to their heels,others followed as they left their various places of work,farms,store etc, everywhere was in rankor and confusion, then came outpouring of bullets from the machine guns hitting and striking anything on its way, both living and non-living. The shootings went on until no living soul was found moving on the street,even animals were never sighted at all.Dead bodies were littered on the floor as there was no bare ground to match and walk on, many sustained life threaning injuries,some sustained minor injuries,the lucky ones were the ones at home who didn't venture to move out of the house because everyone who stepped out of their houses that day were either dead or injured.
Oh what a day, an unforgetable day, an unimaginable day...who could be behind this, what must have prompted this act of wickedness. AK47s on unarmed civiliance.
A red letter day.
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