Gunmen shot dead a lecturer in the Department of Business Administration at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, Fabian Chinedu, on Monday night.
The tragic incident occurred at Aroma Junction in Awka.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, stated that the assailants fled with the victim’s vehicle, a 2006 Toyota Corolla, ash-colored, with Enugu plate number UWN 158 AS.
The police have launched an investigation into the killing and urged members of the public with useful information to come forward.
“To this end, the Command while commiserating with his family and friends, especially the Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, calls on anyone with any useful information that can aid the investigation to please come forward in this regard.
“The Command also urges members of the Public who might have seen the vehicle or any abandoned vehicle with similar description to report to the closest Police Station,” Tochukwu said in a statement.