Men of the Ebonyi state police command have recovered the body of the k!dnapped traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state, Ezeogo Francis Igwe, and the father of the former deputy governor of the state.
Ezeogo Igwe was kidnapped last Sunday by gunmen while he was going to church. The abductors who were all masked, double-crossed his vehicle just he was about leaving church and whisked him away on a motorcycle.
The assailants later contacted his family and demanded N250 million ransom. It was during the negotiations that the k!dnappers ki!lled him in their camp.
In a statement released, the spokesperson of the police command, SP Joshua Ukandu, said that the police in rescue operations battled the kidnappers who opened fire on policemen before one of the abductors was gunned down and some suspects arrested.
