Police Confirm Killing Of Prof Sam Ndubuisi In Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Prof Sam Ndubuisi, the managing director/chief executive of the Scientific Equipment Development Initiative, SEDI, in Enugu, Wednesday.

The institute is under the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), located at Akwuke, Enugu.

Prof Ndubuisi was killed by unknown gunmen along Enugu Port-Harcourt expressway, very close to the Centenary City, at about 1600hrs.

The state command’s police public relations officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said, “Information surrounding a shooting incident [on] 07/07/2021, along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, said to have led to the death of a man and his police orderly is still sketchy.

“Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation has commenced. Further development will be duly communicated, please.”

The deceased, a professor of physiology and biotechnology, is a former dean, Faculty of Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).
Prof Ndubuisi was killed alongside his orderly. A source said his driver was injured and currently receiving treatment in a hospital.

The state governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, visited the scene of the accident.

THE WHISTLER reported the killing of the CEO of AutoEase company, Enugu, Mr Ifeanyi Okeke, on Sunday. He was killed by yet-to-be-identified persons at Independence Layout in the presence of his son.