Gunmen Kill Car Dealer In Onitsha

Four armed men have robbed and killed a middle-aged car dealer, Chief Emeka Ekwerendu, at Modebe Avenue Junction in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.

The Divisional Police Officer at the Central Police Station, Onitsha, Mr Tomitope Fahugbe, confirmed the incident to newsmen, adding that he had yet to receive its details.

An eyewitness said the late Ekwerendu was shot by a four-man armed robbery gang at about 8:30 a.m. a few metres away from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Odoakpu, Onitsha.

“The gang operating in a light green Tayota Siena without a vehicle number plate trailed their victim from a primary school close to the church, after he had dropped his children at school.

“As he was driving out in his black Land Cruiser jeep, he was shot dead and an undisclosed amount of money taken from the boot of his vehicle.

“The gang armed with four Ak-47 riffle shot sporadically into the air to scare the people away as they made their exit,’’ he said.