The decomposed body of 80-year-old Chief James Iloenyosi
from Abagana, Anambra State, was found in the bush by the State Police Command
yesterday.
Pa Iloenyosi, who was kidnapped by gunmen three days before his birthday, was the father of former Super Eagles player, Chikelue Iloenyosi, who played professional football in France and Turkey.
Although, according to the State Police Commissioner, Usman Gwary, the command would not want anything that could jeopardise investigations, four of the suspects had been arrested for the kidnap of the late Iloenyosi.
Pa Iloenyosi, who was kidnapped by gunmen three days before his birthday, was the father of former Super Eagles player, Chikelue Iloenyosi, who played professional football in France and Turkey.
Although, according to the State Police Commissioner, Usman Gwary, the command would not want anything that could jeopardise investigations, four of the suspects had been arrested for the kidnap of the late Iloenyosi.
The Octogenarian’s family was planning his 80th birthday bash for November 28, 2013, but the hoodlums stormed his house on the November 25 and whisked him away.
When the information flew out, the State Police Command deployed over 700 policemen to comb every the nook and cranny of the state in search of the man, but all to no avail.
The family was also made to part with N1.5 million naira as ransom by his abductors which they declared insufficient before the man died.
One of the daughters of the deceased and a well known politician, Hajia Chinyere Oguguo-Agagbo, was all tears yesterday and could not be consoled by the husband, Okpoka Agagbo, and relations.
She was reigning causes on the people who perpetrated the act, imploring God to show the wicked that he was in control of the universe.
Two of the suspects, who were shielded from reporters by security qperatives in order not to derail investigations, confessed to have kidnapped the man in November 25, 2015.
One of them (name withheld) told The Nation yesterday that when they collected the money and told the family to bring more, they did not know that the man would die in the custody.
He said, when he gave up the ghost, they carried the corpse to Nneyi village in Umueri community where they dumped him in the bush.
The late Pa James Iloenyosi was recognised by the Police and family members through the clothe and cap he wore at the time he was kidnapped.
According to CP Usman Gwary, “we are not going to say much on the details of this operation because we have not finished the investigation, in order not to jeopardise what we are doing.
“We still have a lot of people to pick up concerning the kidnap of the man, but right now, we have arrested four persons to that effect.”
-The Nation
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