Gunmen kill lawyer in Imo

 

An Imo based lawyer, Victor Onwubiko, Esq. has been murdered by unknown hoodlums at along the Okigwe/Uturu road in Imo State on Saturday night.

A Source who do not want to be mentioned on the media, said the lawyer was killed while returning to Abia State University, Uturu, where he resides.

He said: “A lawyer who was later identified as Barr. Victor Onwubiko was killed by gunmen along Okigwe Road. He is based in Okigwe town in Imo state but is a resident of Uturu, Abia State.

He was returning to Abia State where he also resides when he was ambushed by gunmen and killed along Okigwe/Uturu road.

Reacting to the tragic incident on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye, said: the police are on top of the situation, I am going to issue a press statement on it.”

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