Dr Nnamdi Ogueche, a senior
lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has been allegedly killed by
suspected Fulani herdsmen in Enugu State.
He was killed along Ezeagu-
Umulokpa Uzo-Uwani road in the State.
Shortly before his death,
Ogueche was said to have presided over a peace meeting between his kinsmen of
Adada town Uzo-Uwani and Fulani herdsmen.
Suleiman Balarabe, the
Enugu State Commissioner of Police confirmed the killing while briefing
journalists at the headquarters of the State Police Command yesterday.
Balarabe described the
incident as unfortunate, saying investigation was ongoing.
“We’re yet to ascertain if
Fulani herdsmen carried out the heinous killing,” he added.
The slain University don was
the Administrative Secretary of Uzo- Uwani LGA, Enugu State.
He was aged 40 and was
married with three children, two girls and a boy.
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