There was pandemonium in Oguta community, local Government Area, (LGA) of Imo State, Yesterday, as the presiding Judge of Ejemekwuru Customary Court, Justice Nnaemeka Ugboma, was shot dead by assassins in broad day light while the court sitting was in progress.
The Gunmen who were on motorcycles convoy allegedly invaded the court and dragged the jurist out and shot him dead before riding off.
Lawyers and others who were at the court room when the session was ongoing fled for safety on sighting the dreaded assassins.
Ugboma was the Chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the area before he was killed by gunmen on Thursday.
A source told The Punch that the whole thing was confusing because nobody knew any reason while they killed the judge, who was from the Nnebukwu community in Oguta LGA here.
Chairman of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Ugochukwu Allinor confirmed the killing of Ugboma.
He said the branch would communicate to the public on its actions in regards to the incident.
