By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
The Police have launched full manhunt of assailants of former Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Justice Stanley Nnaji, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Sunday evening. Nnaji was killed in Enugu while driving in a black Mercedes Benz SUV.
A video shared by BarristerNG on Twitter revealed how the former judge was dragged out of his car by three assailants and shot three times.
Justice Nnaji was a Judge of the Enugu State High Court until he was dismissed following the role he played in the controversial removal of Governor Chris Ngige, the then Governor of Anambra State in 2007 through a questionable ex-parte order.
The Police in Enugu have launched efforts to arrest the killers of a retired Judge.
The deceased, who hailed from Mbu, Isi-Uzo Local government council of the state was shot severally beside the Enugu Diagnostics Centre, by Ebeano Tunnel, after he was double-crossed and dragged out of his car.
The assailants who were driving in a red coloured jeep also made away with his vehicle.
The Enugu State Police Command which confirmed the incident assured that the culprits must be apprehended, adding that efforts are seriously in top gear to arrest them.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, indicated that the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, has ordered the launch of a full-scale manhunt of the assailants.
He alleged that the gunmen had trailed and shot dead the ex-judge while driving in a Mercedes Benz Jeep, along Ebeano Tunnel, Enugu.
“The victim was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy”, he said.
While assuring that no stone would be left unturned in fishing out perpetrators of the heinous crime, the State Police Commissioner called on residents of the State to remain law-abiding, vigilant and assist the Police with useful information that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of the assailants.
