A legal practitioner simply identified as Blessing Nwalaocha has been murdered.
He was killed by gunmen at Alaoji, along Aba-Ikot Ekpene highway, Obingwa council area, Abia State.
The gang was said to have ambushed Nwalaocha a few kilometers to his house and killed him.
A team of policemen later arrived the area and took his corpse to the morgue.
Nwalaocha works with the Abia State Ministry of Justice.
According to eyewitness, “It was like the gunmen trailed him from a distance without his knowledge. They blocked his car with a tricycle and dragged him out.”
“He resisted but was overpowered by the gang who dealt him machete cuts. He bled to death while the gang left with his car. ”
The incident occurred few days after another lawyer was kidnapped at waterside in Abia and yet another along Ikot Ekpene road.
The latest incident has caused anxiety in the community, as some residents have fled the area for fear of Police arrest.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abia State Command, ASP Ogbonnaya Nta, said he is yet to be briefed on the incident.
Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man, who claimed to be a native doctor, has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of some human parts.
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