Gunmen have murdered Port Harcourt-based, Anambra-born architect Engr. Asomba Andrew Egbuonu, just four days before the burial of his late mother. Egbuonu, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (FNIA) died on Sunday, November 17, 2024, following complications occasioned by gunshots he sustained after being attacked by gunmen near his hometown in Nnewi, Anambra State. The General Secretary of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Chike Chamberlain Ibeanu, who confirmed the tragic incident in a statement, said Egbuonu was killed while finalizing arrangements for his mother’s burial slated for Thursday, November 21. “Distinguished colleague, it is with a painful and heavy heart that I announce the death of our brother, Arc. Asomba Andrew Egbuonu FNIA, KSJ,” the statement read. "He died on Sunday, 17th November 2024, following complications from gunshot wounds sustained after being attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen near our hometown of Nnewi. "He was he