A gang of gunmen, which reportedly disguised as security men, on Wednesday murdered a popular legal practitioner in Imo State.
The victim, Omekannaya, was shot on the chest at close range by the gunmen who trailed him to a supermarket on the Okporo Orlu road in Local Government Area of Imo State where he had gone to purchase some items.
The incident, which occurred around 6pm, was said to have caused pandemonium among people around the area who scampered for safety.
It attracted sympathisers and passersby who rushed him to the State University Teaching Hospital, Umunna Orlu for urgent medical attention.
The Nation learnt workers at the hospital did not attend to him on time, forcing people to take him to another hospital.
It was gathered he died on the way to the second hospital due to excessive bleeding.
Imo Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Barr. Jude Ogamba told The Nation that only the Orlu NBA chairmàn, Munonye Barnabas could offer details of the incident.
Barnabas however didn’t pick several calls to his mobile phone.
Imo Police spokesman CSP Michael Abattam, who confirmed the incident, said the police were working seriously to get details of the incident for necessary action.
