By Akeem Oduyoye
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a middle-aged man identified as Sunday Nwa Ugwuj\ along Edem-Nrobo-Ezikolo-Abbi Road in Uzo-Uwani Council on Saturday evening and wounded several others .
Sunday, who hailed from Apapam village, Ezikolo Abbi community, was said to be heading to Nsukka on Saturday evening when the assailants, who lay siege on the road for several hours without any challenge, ambushed them and killed him.
The gunmen were said to have severely shot at their vehicle to stop, but they managed to continue driving as the gunmen continued firing bullets at their vehicle.
While they drove to safety, sympathisers were said to have rushed Sunday to Bishop Shanaham Hospital, Nsukka, where he was confirmed dead due to loss of blood.
It was however gathered that one man, who ran into the gunmen, was shot in his hand, while another man alongside his family members miraculously escaped death as they ran into the scene of the incident.