Dora Akunyili’s Husband Was Killed By Suspected Herdsmen – Report

Suspected killer herdsmen on Tuesday killed Chike Akunyili, a distinguished medical physician and husband of late public well being professional and NAFDAC chief Dora.

Mr Akunyili was returning to Enugu from a gathering in Onitsha when the gunmen opened hearth on his car, killing him immediately along with his driver and police orderly, in accordance with household sources interviewed by Peoples Gazette on Wednesday morning.

The stays of the three had since been deposited on the hospital forward of burial and police investigation.

Mr Akunyili till his dying was working St Leo’s Hospital, one of many largest in Enugu. He graduated top notch and spent his skilled profession treating residents throughout the nation, together with many on charitable grounds.

“He was travelling alongside the Outdated Onitsha Enugu Freeway after they struck,” a household mentioned below anonymity as a result of he was not requested to publicly touch upon the matter till a proper assertion has been issued.

Mr Akunyili misplaced his wife to most cancers in 2014. He was survived by their six kids.

Police spokespersons in Anambra and Enugu didn’t return calls searching for feedback from The Gazette on Wednesday morning.

The assault got here amidst raging insecurity within the South-East, fuelled largely by armed herdsmen, separatist agitators and even safety forces.