12/03/24
Barr Eli Ugwu a senior lawyer based in Enugu has been shot dead.
Findings show that the legal practitioner was shot dead in Kogi State shortly after delivering ransom to kidnappers who abducted his cousin.
There are controversies surrounding the lawyer’s death.
Initial claims had said he was shot by the kidnappers after delivering the ransom.
A Facebook user, Senator Chijinkem Ugwuanyi wrote on his timeline: “A part of us is Gone! He was shot dead in Kogi state while trying to pay ransom for his kidnapped cousin.
“The story is not clear since yesterday but this is the much we know at the moment.”
Speculations also have it that the lawyer was shot dead by policemen as he was coming out of the bush, alongside his cousin upon his release by the kidnappers.
A senior lawyer, who does not want his name in print told journalists on Tuesday that Ugwu was shot dead by policemen after delivering ransom.
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https://thenewsguru.com/news/lawyer-killed-after-delivering-ransom-to-kidnappers-in-kogi-state
https://international.la-croix.com/news/world/fresh-wave-of-kidnapping-overwhelms-nigeria/19337
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-kidnapping-schools-state-does-not-have-control-expert
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IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers 
I was thinking that it was the police; but there was the other case where the kidnappers killed a lawyer-although in this case he had not been ransomed… What a country. It is a good example that a lot of oil does not guarantee a good gov’t!!! ________________________________
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