Some suspected gunmen allegedly killed Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late ex-NAFDAC DG, Prof Dora Akunyili, on Tuesday.
Reports have it that the late Akunyili was killed in Onitsha, Anambra State on his way back from the memorial lecture that was held in honour of his wife, on Tuesday, in Onitsha, Anambra.
But a source close to the family, who preferred anonymity, has confirmed the killing but declined further comments.
His wife, a former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), died in an Indian hospital on June 7, 2014, at the age of 57 after a prolonged ailment.
She was the DG of NAFDAC from 2001 to 2008.
Chike and his late wife had six children.
After the death of his wife, Chike described her as “an elephant who loved her country even during her travails”.
“Her love for Nigeria was phenomenal and beyond words; even in her last days when she was very ill, she insisted that she would serve the country with her last breath.
“She wanted a home called Nigeria where citizens could live and enjoy,” he had said.
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