Onyishi, nee Ugwuokwor, 40 pictured above was
last week murdered by unknown gunmen while on
her way from the swearing in ceremony of new
commissioners by Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi.
Vanguard reports that Mrs Onyishi who hailed from
Mbu -Akpoti in Isi- Uzo local government area of
the state had accompanied a relation of hers , Mrs.
Eze, to attend the swearing-in ceremony of her
husband, Mr M.E Eze, who was appointed Attorney
-General and Commissioner for Justice in the
state, when she was attacked and shot in the head
by two unknown gunmen.
The victim had left the venue of the swearing in
ceremony in company of her Kano-based sister,
Mrs Ndidiamaka Nnaji, who she dropped off at their
family compound along Ogurugu road in Nsukka,
picked up her cousin, Miss Jacinta Okwor, who
lives with her and headed for her residence at
Uwani- Ugwu. She was driving on the lonely road
leading to her home when she noticed two men
who looked like their motorcycle was bad. In a bid
to assist them, she flashed her light at them so
they could see what they were doing when
suddenly one of the men brought out a gun and
immediately shot at her, shattering her skull. The
lady who was with the deceased when the ugly
incident happened, Jacinta Okwor, narrated their
travail.
“I was in the vehicle with her when the people
emerged and shot her. The two men
demanded nothing from her, only pointed gun
and shot her instantly. When she was shot,
she fell on my laps. I did not know she was
dead. When the two men left, I started calling
her to wake up for us to go, unknown to me
that she was dead. As my efforts to wake her
failed, I took the bush part and ran to a house
not too far from the scene and informed her
husband that aunty has been shot dead just
now. The killers did not demand anything from
her. I sat with her in the front seat. It was a
horrible experience. I have not recovered from
the trauma. The cloth I wore that faithful day
is still soaked with the blood of my aunty. God
will never forgive her killers. I am an
apprentice tailor under my sister’s care but
now they have killed her. One of the two men
was dragging motor cycle and she flashed
light to help him only for another to emerge
from the bush and shot her, point blank
without uttering a word to her.”
Uzoamaka Nnaemeka Ugwuokor, the Elder sister to
the deceased said
"What prompted her killing still remains a
mystery to the family that just buried their
father, Igwe Gabriel Ugwuokwor. She was
driving herself when the incident happened.
She never joined politics for one day. Her only
business in politics was to attend the
swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed
commissioner. The incident has been reported
to Nsukka police division who promptly
responded to the call put across to them when
she was shot. Both the police and some
clergy men assisted in taken her to Bishop
Shanahan mortuary where her corpse was
deposited. Presently, the matter has been
transferred to Enugu state police headquarters.
The gruesome killing of our sister has taken
the family to a devastating point of agony,
mourning, confusion and pity. She is the most
endearing in the hearts of members of the
family. She was humble, amiable and loving to
the people that interacted with her. We are not
suspecting any person for now,. Our only
prayer is for God to bring out the killers of our
sister. She was a mother of five, two boys and
three girls. The first is a first year student at
UNN, the second will be writing the post UME,
the third is in SS 3, the fourth is in SS 1 while
the last one is in primary five" she said
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