Two members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Warri branch, were found dead inside a vehicle on Twhursday morning at Ozoro, Delta State. Saturday Tribune gathered that the senior and junior lawyers were on their way to court for a case when they were waylaid and shot dead.
However, another account said the duo were on their way from a court session when they met their death.
As of the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the Warri chapter of the NBA was holding a meeting on the matter, so, the chairman could not be reached. But some colleagues of the deceased lawyers said they suspected murder and not armed robbery as being insinuated in some quarters.
The name of the senior lawyer, who was in his 40s, was given as Mr Horis Eguono Dafiaghor and his junior was identified as Mr Samuel O.
Ekuwangju both of Whytfort Jurisconsult Chambers, No. 81, Udu Road, Ovwian, Delta State.
Saturday Tribune gathered that the assailants suspected to have killed the duo were dressed in police uniform. But the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Celestina Kalu, said it was too early to ascertain the cause of their death because they were found dead in a vehicle and that investigations were still on.
She said the bodies of the deceased had been deposited in a hospital in Warri and that autopsy would be carried on them to confirm the cause of their death, adding that members of the public should also come up with information to help the police.
Meanwhile, National coordinator of Forum for Justice and Human Rights Defence (FJHD), Oghenejabor Ikimi, described the development as a sad one, saying, “if it’s is true that they were killed in connection with the case, why should lawyers be so killed while carrying out their constitutional duties?”
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