By Gideon Njoku
An Imo State-based Lawyer, George Chinedu Nwowu, has been killed by, strongly, suspected hired assassins.
Nwowu, according to reports, was gruesomely murdered on Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025, at about 7.00pm.
From all indications, it was neither a case of armed robbery or abduction. ”It was a case of premeditated murder”, said a grieving young man in his community. He said that nothing was taken from the late Lawyer described by those who knew him as easy-going and popular. His car was, also, not made away with.
He met his cruel fate at Mgbidi, Imo State, while he was driving. He was alone in his car.
His assassins were said to have, allegedly, over-taken his car, blocked him, forced him to a stop, dragged him out of the car, and shot him multiple times. They waited, allegedly, just for a few minutes to make sure he was dead. Thereafter, they abandoned the Lawyer in his own pool of blood, and fled. By the time shocked onlookers rushed him to a nearby hospital, he was, allegedly, dead already as a doctor on duty confirmed he was brought-in-dead.
Nobody quite knows, for now, how many his assailants were in number, the type of car they drove in, or why he was so callously killed.
However, unconfirmed sources claim he had a case in Court slated for the next day, Thursday, pertaining to land issues. It is not known if his killing was connected to the alleged case in Court or not.
Those who knew him, especially, his close friends and family, who suspect foul play, has appealed to the Imo State Chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, to which the murdered Lawyer belonged, to leave no stone unturned to fish out those behind his fate.
At the time of filing this report, neither the Imo NBA branch, nor the Police Command has issued any statement pertaining the tragic incident.
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