Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili has been murdered by unknown gunmen at Umuoji in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.
He was left in the pool of his blood after he was shot by the unknown gunmen.
Akunyili was returning to Enugu from a meeting in Onitsha when the gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, killing him instantly with his driver and police orderly.
Family sources reportedly interviewed by Peoples Gazette on Wednesday morning, confirmed the tragic incident.
The remains of the three had since been deposited at the hospital ahead of burial and police investigation.
Akunyili, until his death, was running St Leo’s Hospital, one of the biggest hospital in Enugu.
“He was travelling along the Old Onitsha Enugu Highway when they struck,” a family source said.
Insecurity has heightened in that part of the country in recent time, which has thrown fear about the coming governorship election.
