The chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Nnaemeka Ugboma, has been murdered.
He was killed on Thursday 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.
The judge hailed from Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA.
The incident caused panic in the Ejemekwuru community as natives and residents alike fled their homes.
The jurist was a law graduate of 1991.
A source said the judge “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 while they killed him. He was from the Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA here.”
The chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ugochukwu Allinor, has confirmed the killing.
