Unknown Gunmen struck again yesterday 2 February 2023 in Imo State when they ambushed ambushed Ejemekwuru customary court magistrate
Nnaemeka Ugboma.in Oguta Local Government Area and shot him in cold blood.
The gunmen who came on motorcycles invaded the court room, dragged the magistrate out and released Foley of bullets into his body.
They then shot sporadically as they fled the scene.
The killing of the jurist caused confusion as litigants, court staff and even residents fled the community.
A colleague of the victim, Emperor Iwuala who confirmed the killing said “my learned brother His Lordship Nnaemeka Ugboma Chairman Customary Court Ejemekwuru Oguta LGA Imo State was shot dead yesterday in court by yet-to-be identified persons. We are indeed in a perilous time.”
When contacted, the chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ugochukwu Allinor, confirmed the killing
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