President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the slain Dr. Chike Akunyili, declaring that the killers of the world class medical doctor will not escape the judgment of God and man.
Chike, the husband of the former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Dora Akunyili (also deceased), was shot dead in Anambra State on Tuesday.
Buhari, in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said he was deeply saddened by the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili.
The President said he shared the pain of the offspring of Prof and Dr Akunyili, their families and friends whose lives would never remain the same after the inhuman and reprehensible act that happened in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Buhari added that he had fond memories of working with the late Dora Akunyili at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and that Nigerians would never forget the memory of the amazon, who distinguished herself as a courageous, dependable and patriotic citizen.
He enjoined security agencies and leaders of thought to work harder to bring an end to the violence being unleashed on innocent Nigerians.
The President assured the grieving families who lost their loved ones in the incident that the perpetrators of the “heinous act will face both the judgment of man, and that of God.”
