Dr Chike Akunyili, the
husband of the late Director-General of
the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Dora
Akunyili, was on Thursday buried at his Agulu home in the Anaocha Local
Government Area of Anambra State.
Akunyili was killed on 29th
September while returning to Enugu from an event in Onitsha, Anambra State
where his late wife was given a
posthumous award.
The gunmen who killed him and
eight Others at Nkpor in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state
were reportedly shouting “No election in Anambra on November 6.”
Speaking at his burial service at
Madonna Catholic Church, Agulu, on Thursday, Reverend Father Damian Akunonu
said there was no justification for the
killing of Chike.
He said the loss of core values
was responsible for the growing rascality and criminality in society, adding
that the murder of Akunyili should serve
as a wakeup call to both the state and federal government to restructure the
security architecture of the country.
Rev Akunonu of the Biggard
Seminary, Enugu, who said he wedded the Akunyilis, maintained that the couple
were fulfilled persons.
He said, “Unfortunately, the
place where Chike was killed had four police stations and the same number of
hospitals, yet Chike was not saved. People were rather busy recording video of
the incident. Chike was seen in a video clip struggling to save himself after
the attack.
“Those in charged of security at
both federal and state levels should use this opportunity to restructure the
security architecture.
Speaking, one of his children,
Obum Akunyili, said though his father’s death was painful, he( late Chike) was
a fulfilled man whose children were doing great in the various areas of their
calling.
He said family friends, relations
and well wishers from Canada, United States and other countries attended the
burial ceremony.
Amongst those who attended the
burial service were a former governor of
Anambra State, Peter Obi and his wife, Margret;
a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,
Senator Victor Umeh; the Anambra State deputy governor-elect, Dr Onyekachi
Ibezim; representatives of the Ohanaeze
Ndigbo , five Catholic bishops and scores of other priests.
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