Children of the late former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Dora Akunyili have lamented the delay in getting justice for their father Chike Akunyili two years after he was killed.
Akunyili was murdered at Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State by gunmen on September 28, 2021.
One of the children, Obumneme Akunyili, spoke on behalf of the family during an appearance before the Anambra State Truth, Justice and Peace Commission at a public hearing on violence and violence-related deaths in Anambra.
Obumneme said, “My father’s death was senseless, violent and barbaric. We are still trying to come to terms with it as a family.
“We are still waiting for answers to that killing, there are rumours but no answers, there have been no trials, I don’t think anybody has gone to court to answer for that murder.”
Peter Obi, others present as Chike Akunyili buried
I don’t expect justice for my father — Akunyili’s daughter
Obumneme said his father and the driver of the vehicle bled to death despite the fact that hospitals were close by.
“My father had about 10 per cent survival chance. It was a traumatic injury that required a whole lot to save him but he did not get to the hospital before he died.
“If he had reached the hospital, we would know there was an attempt, that they did all they could to save him but nothing like that.
“There was a hospital seven minutes away, Borromew was 15 minutes away from there but no attempt.
“The driver’s case was worse, he was shot and people were asking him his name, where he is from and he was bleeding to death, people were trying to make viral videos,” he said.
The commission led by Chidi Odinkalu commiserated with the Akunyili family on the incident.
