Gunmen on Sunday, February 20, shot dead the Chairman/CEO, Ofoma Associates Limited, Chief Gab Ofoma.
According to DailyTrust, the deceased was heading back to his base in Port Harcourt after he visited his home, Nnewi, when his vehicle was attacked around the Ukpor-Lilu-Orsumoghu-Azia-Mbosi Road, which connects Anambra and Imo states.
His driver made a detour from the Onitsha-Owerri Highway en-route Port Harcourt, due to the traffic jam on the highway.
An eyewitness said the deceased who had a chieftaincy of ‘Ojemba Enwe Ilo Nnewi’, may have been killed because looked like a “big man” as he was was riding in an SUV.
“Many people have been murdered on that road by these people who kill anybody that is in a big car and looks like a big man. It has become a crime to ride a big car in the South-East, except you have a battalion of security operatives guarding you” the eyewitness said.
The late businessman was a senior estate surveyor and valuer with an estate surveying firm located in Port Harcourt, Nnewi, Abuja and Lagos; is said to have over 150 people in his employment.
When contacted the state police command spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, said he has not received such report.