Gunmen suspected to be either killer herdsmen or Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) on Tuesday killed Chike Akunyili, a prominent medical doctor and husband of the late public health expert and NAFDAC chief Dora.
Sundry media reports said Akunyili was returning to Enugu from a meeting in Onitsha when the gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, killing him instantly with his driver and police orderly.
Family sources reportedly interviewed by Peoples Gazette on Wednesday morning, confirmed the tragic incident.
The remains of the three had since been deposited at the hospital ahead of burial and police investigation.
Akunyili, until his death, was running St Leo’s Hospital, one of the biggest in Enugu.
He graduated first class and spent his professional career treating citizens across the country, including many on charitable grounds.
“He was travelling along the Old Onitsha Enugu Highway when they struck,” a family source said.
A formal statement by the family on the incident has yet to be issued.
There were, however, doubts in some quarters about the suspicion that killer herdsmen might have done it even as there were posts by some family members suggesting that IPoB elements did it.
Police investigations are expected to unravel those who killed Akunyili, his driver and police orderly. (with reports from Peoples Gazette)
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