The husband DR Chike Akunyili of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Dora Akunyili, was on Thursday buried at his Agulu home in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Akunyili was killed on 29th September 2021 while returning to Enugu from an event in Onitsha, Anambra State where his late wife was given a posthumous award.
The gunmen killed him and eight Others at Nkpor in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking, one of his children, Obum Akunyili, said though his father’s death was painful, he( late Chike) was a fulfilled man whose children were doing great in the various areas of their calling.
He said family friends, relations and well wishers from Canada, United States and other countries attended the burial ceremony.
Amongst those who attended the burial service were a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi and his wife, Margret; a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Senator Victor Umeh; the Anambra State deputy governor-elect, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim; representatives of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo , five Catholic bishops and scores of other priests.
