Gunmen on Thursday morning shot dead, a former President-General of Amansea Development Union in Anambra State, Chief Cajetan Nwokike.
Nwokike’s death comes less than two months after the President-General of Umuoji, Chief Silas Onyima, was shot dead in his bedroom by assassins.
The death of the former President-General was disclosed by the National President of the Association of Past Presidents-General of Anambra State, APPAS, Chief Omife I Omeife, in a statement forwarded to journalists on Friday.
The motives for the killing remain unknown, although the Amansea community has of late, become a haven for cultists, who have fled the state capital city of Awka, following the cult wars in the city.
There are also issues of sales of lands in the community which has caused so much crisis among the members.
Omife in the statement, said “The Association of Past Presidents-General of Anambra State (APPAS) has received the shocking news of the brutal death of one of her members, Chief Cajetan Nwokike, former PG Amansea, who was allegedly shot dead by unknown gunmen yesterday morning in his house at Amansea.
“The report said that late Cajetan Nwokike was performing his traditional morning prayer of breaking of kola nut that fateful morning when two young men entered his house and shot him point blank on the head, killing him instantly
“APPAS is gravely worried about Chief Nwokike’s death which is one too many and we are appealing to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and the security agents to leave no stone unturned to unmask the perpetrators of this serial killings.
“We condole with his family and assure them that his killers will not go unpunished. May his soul rest in peace.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident and added that the Command was already investigating the issue.
“We received the report of the murder case and we visited the scene immediately. We recovered the body of the deceased and expended cartridges from the scene and also cordoned off the scene.
“We have also begun an investigation into the matter. And we are already getting some useful information that is helping us in carrying out the investigation,” the Police Spokesman said in a telephone interview.
