- John Ihenacho was allegedly abducted in Ndoki community, Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state
- Ihenacho was reportedly killed after ransom was paid in hard currency
- The police say some of the suspects have been arrested
A group of hoodlums have reportedly kidnapped and killed a senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation identified as John Ihenacho, after the gunmen collected a ransom from the victim’s family.
The Punch reports that Ihenacho was allegedly abducted by the hoodlums in Ndoki community, Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state recently, but he was killed.
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According to the report, the victim was later buried in a shallow grave.
The police public relations officer in the state, Nnamdi Omoni, said confirmed the incident and said some of the suspected kidnappers had been arrested.
Omoni reportedly said that it was during the interrogation of the suspects that they confessed to the crime and took security operatives to where the late NNPC official was buried.
“I can confirm to you that we have arrested some of the suspects involved in the crime and investigation is ongoing.
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“The state police command is after other members of the kidnap gang that killed the NNPC official,” he said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, June 14, charged officers to redouble efforts toward tackling spate of kidnapping and cattle rustling in the country.
Buratai gave the charge in a statement while felicitating with soldiers on the occasion of 2018 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.
It was gathered that the COAS said that the Army was re-strategising to deal decisively with some of the situations in the north-central and north-western regions of the country.
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“These feats no doubt are calls for officers and soldiers to redouble our efforts in the collective discharge of our constitutional roles.
“In the pursuit of this, I charge you all to maintain discipline, be committed, dedicated, resilient and courageous in the discharge of your duties,” he said.
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Source: Naija.ng
