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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect linked to the 2021 murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of the late former NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Dora Akunyili.
In a video interview conducted in Igbo, the suspect confessed to taking part in the deadly attack at Afor Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area, where Dr Akunyili was ambushed and killed while returning from a memorial event in Onitsha.
The suspect’s confession has reignited public interest in the case and raised questions about the motive for the attack, which has remained unresolved for four years.
A young man identified simply as Small, an indigene of Ebonyi State, has reportedly confessed to being part of the criminal gang responsible for the brutal killing of Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Director-General of NAFDAC and Nigeria’s Minister of Information.
The suspect, who was earlier apprehended by operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) Agunechemba, made shocking revelations during interrogation. He admitted that the deadly attack was led by another Ebonyi native known as Jukwese. According to his confession, the assailants first targeted and neutralized Dr. Akunyili’s police escorts before turning their guns on him.
Security sources revealed that the same gang had been responsible for a series of violent crimes and killings across Anambra State, instilling fear among residents for months. However, recent coordinated security operations have begun to dismantle their network.
Operatives of Operation Udo Gachi, working in collaboration with local vigilante units, have been credited for the significant progress made in tracking down and neutralizing criminal elements who once vowed to make the state unsafe
.Arrested Suspect ‘Small’ Admits Involvement in Killing of Dora Akunyili’s Husband the incident happened on Tuesday September 28, 2021.
