On Thursday, gunmen assassinated Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of the Ejemekwuru Customary Court in Imo State’s Oguta Local Government Area.
According to close sources, he was slain by gunmen riding motorcycles while presiding over a court hearing.
The incident ended the court session abruptly, as lawyers, court employees, and litigants fled.
The assassination of the jurist, who our correspondent learned was from Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA, created panic in Ejemekwuru, with natives and residents alike fleeing their homes.
One of the sources said,” The jurist was a law graduate of 1991 set. He was killed in his court while sitting. His killers came with motorcycles. They came into the court, dragged him out and shot him dead and drove off.
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“His corpse was there as people in court fled. The whole thing is confusing because nobody knew any reason while they killed him. He was from Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA here.”
When contacted, the chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ugochukwu Allinor, who confirmed the killing said that the branch would communicate the public on its actions in regards to the incident.
The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, did not take his calls when contacted and he had yet to respond to a text message sent to his mobile number as of the time of filing this report.
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