Two armed men suspected to be armed rubbers on Sunday, October 1, shot to death the circulation representative of the SUN newspaper, Fabian Obi, in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra state.

The incident occurred at about 10:00am when gun men made their way into the SUN newspaper’s office at the Old market in Onitsha on a motorbike.

According to an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, the gun runners shot Obi three times in the chest and made away with monies made from news paper sales living him dead in the pool of his own blood.

When contacted, the state police public relations officer, ASP Nkeiruka Nwode,  confirm the unfortunate incident, she said the command is on the trail of the suspects, adding that they would be apprehended and made to face the law.

While commiserating with SUN and the family of the deceased, she assured residents of the state of maximum protection of their lives and properties. 

The remains of late Obi had since been deposited at the Boromeo hospital morgue in Onitsha.

Report by Ajibade Awofeso