The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has promised that the killers of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the widower of a former information minister Dora, will face both the judgment of man and that of God.

The President said that he was “deeply saddened by the gruesome killing” of the medical doctor who was reportedly murdered on Monday evening in Anambra State on his way from an occasion where he had gone to obtain a posthumous award on behalf of his late wife.

Buhari’s thoughts were made known via a Facebook statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina, on Wednesday evening.

Adesina wrote, in part, “The President shares the pain of the offspring of Prof and Dr. Akunyili, their families and friends whose lives will never remain the same after the inhuman and reprehensible act that happened in Onitsha, Anambra State.

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“President Buhari has fond memories of working with the late Dora Akunyili at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and Nigerians will never forget the memory of the amazon, who distinguished herself as a courageous, dependable and patriotic citizen.

“Enjoining security agencies and leaders of thought to work harder to bring an end to the violence being unleashed on innocent Nigerians, the President assures the grieving families who lost their loved ones in the incident that the perpetrators of the heinous act will face both the judgment of man, and that of God.