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<p dir="ltr"><b>The Imo State High Courts sitting in Mgbidi, Oguta, and Omumma divisions will not sit on Thursday following the killing of a popular lawyer in the state, Barrister Chinedu Nwowu.</b></p><div class="fDhOq8Nx" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">The lawyer, our correspondent gathered, was reportedly ambushed and shot dead by gunmen on Wednesday evening in Mgbidi, his hometown.</p><div class="KKH9QG4I" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p dir="ltr">A source said that some gunmen forcefully blocked the victim’s vehicle while he was driving and shot him dead.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The incident has caused panic in the state, as no reason has been disclosed for his killing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Following the tragic development, the Orlu Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), of which the deceased was a prominent member, announced that no court session would be held today in the Mgbidi, Oguta, and Omumma axis of the state.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Additionally, the Orlu Branch of the NBA announced an emergency meeting of its members to address the killing of the lawyer.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A memo issued by Chukwuemeka Okoro on behalf of the branch stated that the emergency meeting would begin at 10 a.m. at the High Court in Mgbidi.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The statement read: “Following the gruesome murder of one of us, Chinedu Nwowu, last night in his town, Mgbidi, all lawyers of Oru/Oguta Forum are hereby notified of a crucial emergency meeting this morning by 10 a.m. at the High Court, Mgbidi.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“The Mgbidi, Oguta, and Omumma High Courts will not sit today. Please, be punctual.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">The NBA Chairman of Orlu Branch, Ben Amukamara, confirmed to our correspondent that members were meeting at the Mgbidi High Court this morning following the killing of the lawyer.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He added that no court in the Oguta, Mgbidi, and Omumma axis of the state would be sitting today.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, had yet to respond to inquiries concerning the killing of the lawyer as of the time of filing this report.</p>
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