Director General, Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI) in Enugu state, Samuel Ndubuisi, has been shot dead on Wednesday by unknown gunmen.
Ndubuisi, a professor of Physiology and Biotechnology, was killed along with a police officer attached to him at Centenary City Junction axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The driver of the vehicle was said to have sustained injuries and had been taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
NAN reports that the incident is coming barely 48 hours after Chief Executive Officer, AutoEase, a vehicle body repair firm, Ifeanyi Okeke, was killed about two kilometers from the point of the latest incident.
The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident, however added that the information on the killing was still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
The incident occurred at about 4 p.m., the police spokesperson said, stressing;
Information surrounding a shooting incident today, 07/07/2021 at about 1600hrs, along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, said to have led to the death of a man and his police orderly is still sketchy.
Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation has commenced. Further development will be duly communicated, please.
Via NAN.
