Fresh
tension gripped Ogwashi-Uku, the hometown of the Coordinating Minister of the
Economy and Minister of Finance, Prof. Ngonzi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday night as
irate youths of the community razed a building belonging to a suspected
kidnapper, one Chijile Onochie.
It
was gathered that Onochie, now at large and some of his colleagues, who are now
in police custody, were linked with the abduction and killing of a
septuagenarian, Madam Regina Obidainty.
The
septuagenarian was reportedly killed after her family had paid N2million ransom
to the hoodlums. Although, the hoodlums initially demanded for N6million
ransom, it was gathered that the two parties eventually settled for N2million.
Reliable
police sources told National Mirror that Obidainty was murdered at a hideout in
Edo State, because she recognised Onochie, moment after her abduction. Findings
further revealed that the septuagenarian, who was abducted on March 3, was
living in the same neighbourhood with Onochie at Ogbe-Ofu area of the
community. Her decomposing body was recovered at Igbogiri Forest in Edo State.
Ogwashi-Uku,
the headquarters of Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State, was in the
news recently following the abduction of the mother of the finance minister and
wife of the traditional ruler of the area, Prof. Kaneme Okonjo. National Mirror
gathered that Iweala’s kinsmen, who were irked by the fate of the
septuagenarian, mobilised and stormed Onochie’s residence and razed it amidst
jubilation by residents.
Police
Public Relation Officer, PPRO, Delta State Command, Mr. Famous Ajieh, an
assistant superintendent of police, who confirmed the report in a telephone
interview with our correspondent, however, added that the details were sketchy.
Source: National Mirror
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