A source close to the family, who preferred anonymity, has confirmed the killing but declined further comments.
Chike
Chike Akunyili is dead.
Chike was killed on Wednesday by unknown gunmen.
He was the husband to late ex-DG of NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili in Abuja.
Reports have it that Chike Akunyili was killed in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja.
A call by vanguard to the eldest son was not taken as of the time of filing this report.
But a source close to the family, who preferred anonymity, has confirmed the killing but declined further comments.
Details later