Unidentified gunmen have killed Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director-General of NAFDAC and minister for information, Prof Dora Akunyili.
Akunyili, a medical doctor was killed on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at Eke Nkpor.
He was said to have been killed alongside his driver and police escort.
Akunyili had on Tuesday attended a lecture at Sharon Hall, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, which was organised by the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association (UNAA), Onitsha branch, in honour of his late wife, Prof. Dora Akunyili.