– Iyere was shot in the head by the kidnappers who later left him to die beside his vehicle
– The two other kidnapped victims have regained their freedom and rejoined their family on Friday, June 16
– The police could not immediately confirm the incident
An aide to ex-Governor of Plateau state Jonah Jang has been killed by kidnappers in northern part of Nigeria.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the aide Elder Sunny Iyere killed along Abuja-Kafanchan highway and two people traveling with him were kidnapped and held hostage for three days.
Iyere was said to have been traveling from Abuja to Jos on Tuesday, June 13 in his car with other occupants when he was attacked by the kidnappers numbering about eight at Kafanchan forest in Kaduna State.
READ ALSO: President Buhari will soon be back – APC governor reveals
Late Elder Sunny Iyere was aide to ex-Plateau governor Jang
He was shot in the head by the marauders in an attempt to stop the speeding vehicle.
One of those that escaped narrated the terrible story of how the kidnappers, seeing that he was bleeding heavily, abandoned Iyere beside his car where he died and they dragged others into the bush.
A family member of the deceased who did not want his name mentioned confirmed the story.
He said the family got to know about the sad event when the deceased’s wife called him at about 11pm but the phone was switched off.
She however received a call 30 minutes later that her husband
The other two kidnapped victims were set free on Friday, June 16 at about 3:00 a.m. at a village along Abuja to Kaduna road and have arrived in Jos.
PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app
The police in the area could immediately confirm the incident.
The Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer ASP Terna Tyopev said the command was not aware of the incident.
“If the incident happened in Kafanchan which is part of Kaduna State, we may not have the detail or the information, nevertheless I will find out…” he said.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com recently reported that another shocking revelation emerged on Thursday June 16 as the notorious kidnapper Chukwudubem Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, told police detectives how he was abducted in 2015 by another gang of kidnappers operating in the eastern part of the country.
ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that Evans said a gang of desperate kidnappers trailed him from Nnewi, his home town sometime in 2015, while he was cruising in his brand new black latest G-Wagon towards the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra state.
Watch this ZENITHBLOG.com TV video of a visit to the home of arrested billionaire kidnapper Evans
0naze
No comments:
Post a Comment