Chaos Sweeps Through Courtroom As Gunmen End Judge’s Life In The Heat Of Proceedings [PHOTOS]

• Unknown gunmen have killed a judge during proceedings in Imo state.

• Ugboma was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles while presiding over a court session.

• The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen have killed Nnaemeka Ugboma, the Chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State.

Ugboma was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles while presiding over a court session.

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The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled.

The slain jurist hailed from the Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA.

“He was killed in his court while sitting. His killers came with motorcycles. They came into the court, dragged him out and shot him dead and drove off.

“His corpse was there as people in court fled. The whole thing is confusing because nobody knew any reason why they killed him. He was from the Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA here,” a source said.

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When contacted, the Chairman of the Owerri branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ugochukwu Allinor, who confirmed the killing said that the branch would communicate to the public on its actions concerning the incident.

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