By Echezona Okafor NNEWI, ANAMBRA A long-running inheritance dispute within the Ojukwu family of Mbanagu, Otolo in Nnewi has escalated into violence, following the killing of a key witness and rising allegations of intimidation, conflicting testimonies, and institutional lapses. Mr. Joseph Nnadozie Ojukwu, a Kano-based businessman, has raised alarm over threats to his life after the fatal shooting of Mr. Aaron Ojukwu on February 8, 2026. The deceased was reportedly killed shortly after testifying in an ongoing court case over disputed family land. The dispute centers on a controversial will allegedly left behind by the late family patriarch, who died in 2001. The document is said to have allocated a larger share of landed assets to his second wife, an action now being challenged in court by Joseph and other aggrieved family members. However, fresh details have introduced contradictions into the matter. Records indicate that in 2006, when the family was sued by their br...