Presidency names killers of Chike Akunyili

<p><strong>By Doris Israel Ijeoma<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The Nigerian presidency has revealed those who carried out the brutal killing of Dr Chike Akunyili&comma; the widower to late NAFDAC DG&comma; Dora Akunyili&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng"><strong>Open Life<&sol;strong> <&sol;a>reports that Dr Chike was killed by unknown gunmen on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor&period; He was said to have been killed alongside his driver and police escort&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Akunyili had on Tuesday attended a lecture at Sharon Hall&comma; All Saints Cathedral&comma; Onitsha&comma; which was organized by the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association &lpar;UNAA&rpar;&comma; Onitsha branch&comma; in honour of his late wife&comma; Prof Dora Akunyili&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The source said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He spoke glowingly about Dora his wife&comma; and made a donation of N500&comma;000 to the association&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was there with his son&comma; Obum who now works with Anambra State government&period; We saw them off to the car and it was emotional when Obum hugged him &lpar;Chike&rpar; tight as both of them separated to join their respective vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Obum was in a white Hilux while the man was in a Prado Jeep&period; He must have been killed when returning from the function&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reacting via a Facebook post on Wednesday&comma; Buhari&&num;8217&semi;s aide&comma; Lauretta Onochie said Dr Chike was killed by IPOB militants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;buhari-approves-creation-of-159-tv-radio-stations-full-list&sol;">Buhari Approves Creation Of 159 TV&sol;Radio Stations &lpar;Full List&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;DR&period; AKUNYILI HAS BEEN MURDERED BY<br &sol;>&NewLine;IPOB&period; Dr&period; Chike Akunyili&comma; the widower of our Dora Akunyili has been gruesomely murdered by IPOB&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His security detail&comma; a priest and his driver&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;were also murdered&period; He came to Onitsha for a function in honour of his late wife&comma; Dora&period; They were killed on their way back home&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE&period; God bless Nigeria&&num;8221&semi;&comma; she wrote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;