A medical doctor identified as Dr. Okpe Casmir Ikechukwu, was shot dead at Ichi girls bus stop in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday night, October 12.
A video recorded by eyewitnesses shows the lifeless body of the deceased on the driver’s seat of his Toyota Avalon saloon with the number plate – DX 138-LSD.
The deceased’s ID card showed that he was a staff member of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), as a Supernumerary Resident with registration number: NAUTH/RES/199/97.
One of the eyewitnesses present who recorded the video said: “This is someone who was shot dead by armed robbers this night. He is a doctor. He is Doctor Okpe Casmir Ikechukwu. He was shot dead at Ichi. His car is a Toyota Avalon, Golden colour. His plate number is DX 138-LSD.
He is at Ichi Girls Bus Stop in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. His people should come for him immediately please.”
When contacted by LIB, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident and called for more information from members of the public to enable the police to investigate the incident.
”This information is important to us as it will facilitate the ongoing investigations please,” he said.
