Gunmen kill Imo lawyer, courts shut down
OWERRI – Courts in Mgbidi, Oguta and Omumma areas of Imo State, Thursday, shut down following the killing of a lawyer in the state, Chinedu Nwowu.
It was gathered that the lawyer was shot while driving along Mgbidi road on Wednesday evening.
A source said the gunmen forcefully blocked the victim while driving and shot him dead.
Following the tragic incident, the Orlu Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, where the deceased belonged had announced that no court session would hold on Thursday in the Oguta and Omumma axis of the state.
The branch announced an emergency meeting of the members following the killing of the lawyer.
A memo issued by Chukwuemeka Okoro, on behalf of the branch, notified that the emergency meeting would start at 10 am at High Court in Mgbidi.
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“Following the gruesome murder of one of us, CHINEDU NWOWU last night in his town, Mgbidi, all lawyers of Oru/Oguta Forum are hereby notified of a crucial emergency meeting this morning by 10 am at the High Court, Mgbidi.
“The Mgbidi, Oguta and Omumma High Courts will not sit today. Please, be punctual”, the statement read.
The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, was yet to state the killing of the lawyer at the time of filing this report.
