By John Ikani
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Scientific Equipment Development Initiative, SEDI, Professor Simon Ndubuisi has been gruesomely murdered by unknown gunmen in Enugu state.
His official Toyota Prado vehicle marked “SEDI 26D 02FG”. was riddled with bullets by the unknown gunmen along the Enugu Port-Harcourt Expressway.
Ndubuisi’s police orderly was also killed by the gunmen. The fate of his driver is still unclear as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile the spokesperson of Enugu State Police Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe has issued a statement confirming the incident.
A copy of the statement seen by Heritage Times read: “Information surrounding a shooting incident today, 07/07/2021 at about 1600hrs, along Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway, said to have led to the death of a man and his Police orderly, is still sketchy.
“Meanwhile, preliminary investigation has commenced. Further development will be duly communicated, please.”
Ndubuisi was a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering with contributions towards research and development of transformers, digital electricity meters, solar powered source of energy.
Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), Enugu is an institute under the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). It is located at Akwuke, Enugu South Local Government Area.
The institute is actively involved in research, development and popularization of science research results which have been of great help to the growth and development of the nation.
See photos from the scene of the incident below.
