BEVERLY HILLS, May 31, (THEWILL) – Suspected assailants have reportedly shot dead a former Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Stanley Nnaji.
THEWILL learnt that Nnaji was killed on Sunday evening in Enugu while driving in his black Mercedes Benz SUV.
The deceased was shot severally beside the Enugu Diagnostics Centre, by Ebeano Tunnel, after he was double-crossed and dragged out of his Mercedes Benz SUV.
Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, said he ordered the launch of a full-scale manhunt for the yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who equally left with the deceased’s vehicle.
In a statement by the spokesperson of the Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the Commissioner stated that the victim was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy, adding that the incident took place at about “1700 hrs.”
Justice Nnaji hails from Mbu, Isi-Uzo LGA of the state.
He was dismissed as a Judge following his alleged role in the removal of Chris Ngige, the then Governor of Anambra state, in 2007 via a questionable ex-parte order.
The killing of Nnaji the same weekend that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, was shot dead by gunmen in Imo state.
