Ifeanyi, a man who was said to have been abducted last Friday, only two days before Christmas, was discovered dead in Awka, Anambra State.
The man was allegedly kidnapped at Okpuno and taken away by his abductors. It is said that he is an inhabitant of the village of Awgbu, which is located in the Orumba North Local Government Area.
He was taken on Friday on Geneva Hotel Road, according to a source, Mr Ebuka Okoye, who also stated that the body of the kidnapped guy was discovered on Christmas Day in Awka. I'm not sure exactly where in Awka his body was discovered.
“This is one death too many. This sweet soul was kidnapped in the heart of the state capital on Friday, and just yesterday (Sunday) evening, his lifeless body was seen by the roadside.”
Ebuka had blamed the level of insecurity in Anambra State on the state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, who he said had shown incompetence in the face of several killings.
According to him, “If such a barbaric outing can take place in the capital city of the state without any intelligence as regards hunting the perpetrators of this crime down, then I can confidently tell you that no person is safe there.”
“Not even his (Soludo’s) aides or all these House of Assembly members that (are) dubiously playing to the gallery are safe.”
Meanwhile, the state Police Command has confirmed the incident. The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, yesterday denied that it was a case of kidnap, saying it racked of cult killing. He said the matter was being investigated.
“Is a pure case of murder and is still under investigation. We urge the witnesses where the dead body was found to volunteer information that will support the ongoing investigation.
“Preliminary information shows that it could be cult-related as there were marks of axe cuts on the deceased body. Meanwhile, the body has been recovered and deposited in the morgue,” he said.