Gunmen have murdered Dr. Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili.
Chike was killed on Monday at Nkpor, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, alongside seven other persons.
It was gathered that Dr. Akunyili was returning from a trip to Onitsha, where he had gone to obtain a posthumous award of excellence for his late wife, when he ran into the hoodlums at Nkpor and was shot and killed.
It was also gathered that the assailants were chanting, “No election in Anambra in November.”
A former vice-president of Agulu community, who is also a retired Information Officer with the Federal Ministry of Information, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
Also, Anambra State Commissioner for Information also confirmed the incident but asked to be given time to obtain clearance to discuss the issue.