EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Justice Stanley Nnaji, has been reportedly killed by gunmen.
This was disclosed via post by one Twitter user, @TheNigerianBar, in the early hours of Monday.
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According to him, the ex-Judge was dragged out of his car by three gunmen before he was shot three times.
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, via a statement on Monday.
The police boss stated that he has ordered the launch of a full-scale manhunt for the yet-to-be-identified gunmen, who equally carted away the deceased’s vehicle.
The Commissioner further disclosed that the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead by doctors on duty and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy, noting that the incident occurred on Sunday night.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Justice Nnaji was a Judge of the Enugu State High Court until he was dismissed following his alleged role in the removal of Governor Chris Ngige, the then Governor of Anambra State in 2007 via a questionable ex-parte order.
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