Assassins Gun Down Anambra News Editor

The deceased was returning from Onitsha to his country home, Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area Saturday night when the incident allegedly happened.

The state commissioner of police, Mr. Ballah Nasarawa while confirming the dastardly act expressed concern over the incident. He said he would personally involve himself in investigating into the matter with a view to unraveling those behind the mask.

The State Chairman of the NUJ , Comrade Henry Nwasike and his Secretary, Comrade Ifeoma Anumba could not be easily reached for reaction on the deceased as at press time.

A family source said IK had left the family house on Saturday morning to a commercial printing press in Onitsha to check if his monthly paper had been produced for distribution, but he never returned home alive.

IK’s elder brother, Chukwulozie Udendu also a journalist and publisher of the Anambra News, said the body of his slain younger brother had been deposited at Iyi-Enu Hospital Mortuary, Ogidi for autopsy.

Chukwulozie said IK had no misunderstanding or disagreement with any body that could warrant his gruesome murder, but disclosed that he received an anonymous phone call on Saturday night telling him to go and pick his brother’s corpse in front of one Okay Okay restaurant at Afor Nkpor only to find his lifeless body there.

He said the family members contacted the vigilante group who assisted in contacting the police from Ogidi police station who took the corpse to nearby Iyi-Enu Hospital Mortuary.

He disclosed that taking a glance at the corpse, it was discovered that the gunmen had shot him in one of his hands which penetrated his ribs and lungs. He added that a close examination of the bullet riddled part showed that he had been killed few hours ago at a place not where his body was found but his body brought to Afor Nkpor and dumped.