A young man allegedly abducted near a hotel in Okpuno, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been found dead. The deceased, simply identified as Ifeanyi, hailed from Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area.
His body was found in Awka, the state capital on Christmas day.
According to report, he was abducted on Friday along Geneva Hotel road.
A friend of the deceased, Ebuka Okoye, posted his photograph on his Facebook wall with the caption, “One death too many!!!
He described the deceased as a sweet soul. Ebuka also sais that if such a barbaric outing can take place in the capital city of the state, without any intelligence as regards hunting the perpetrators of this crime down, then he can confidently say that no person is safe down there.
Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the case was a pure case of murder and is still under investigation.
Hee urged the witnesses where the dead body was found to volunteer information that will support the ongoing investigation.
Ikenga also said that the body has been recovered and deposited in the morgue