A lecturer of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), Dr Fabian Osita has been shot dead by unknown gunmen.
Edum News gathered that the yet-to-be-identified killers are aside to be members of a car-snatching syndicate.
The tragic incident happened on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as the deceased was driving home from work.
Confirming the incident, the Chief Security Officer of the institution, Ken Chukwurah, disclosed that he was shot dead at about 7:30pm on Monday in the high-tension area in Aroma.
He further revealed that he was a lecturer at the Business Department of the institution before his death on Monday.
He said, “He was shot dead at about 7:30pm on Monday at the high-tension area in Aroma. It was a case of car snatching, the hoodlums attempted to snatch his Toyota Corolla car and he put up a resistance and they shot him.
“He was an academic staff at the Business Department of the Institution. The incident has thrown the University community into a mourning mood. It is important to note that he was killed outside the university. The matter has been reported at the DSS.”
