Gunmen have shot and killed Barrister Leonard Chibuzor Alegu In Anambra.
Until his death, the lawyer was a commissioner in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Commission.
According to multiple sources, the incident took place on Saturday night at Umunya community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The was traveling from Abakaliki to Onitsha to attend a child dedication when the incident happened.
He was said to have stopped to rest at Umunya along the Enugu/Onitsha Expressway when he was approached by the suspected kidnappers.
As the deceased struggled to escape from the kidnappers, the suspects allegedly shot him in the stomach and fled with his vehicle, phone, and the phones of the other passengers in his vehicle who were travelling with him to Onitsha.
The Chairman of the Abakaliki Lawyers Association, Barrister Victor Alo said the deceased was rushed to Immaculate Heart Hospital, Umudioka, where it was confirmed that he had passed away.