Gunmen have killed the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court, Nnaemeka Ugboma, in Ejemekwuru, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that Ugboma was killed while presiding over a court session on Thursday.
It was learned that the incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end as lawyers and others in the court scampered for safety.
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The killing of the judge was confirmed by the chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ugochukwu Allinor.
Allinor said the NBA would issue a statement on the incident.
Meanwhile, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, has yet to speak on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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