Kidnappers have killed an Atlanta, Georgia-based Nigerian man, Prince Eloniyo Dennis Abuda, after payment of N10m ransom to secure his release and that of other family members.
The
decomposing body of Abuda was found in a bush near the small town of
Agbanikaka, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday,
February 2, four days after he was kidnapped.
The
businessman who came into the country for the Christmas celebration was
abducted alongside some family members on Saturday, January 30, 2021, along the
Benin-Akure road on his way to Lagos from Fugar, Etsako Central Local
Government near Agbanikaka.
A woman who
was travelling with him to Lagos to catch a flight back to the United States
was also kidnapped.
A family
source said that the realtor and president of Fugar America Foundation was
reportedly shot dead by the kidnappers after he slumped during the forced long
march to the forest.
"Prince
Abuda was shot dead by the abductors when he couldn’t walk anymore and slumped.
The kidnappers didn’t want to leave him behind as they were afraid that he will
reveal their hideout to security agencies and so decided to shoot him.” the
source told Tribune.
The corpse
has been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Edo State, pending burial
arrangements by the family.
Meanwhile,
other abducted persons who were travelling with Abuda were released safely
after payment of the ransom money.
The abductors
had earlier demanded a sum of N20 million but later reduced the ransom to N10
million after a series of negotiations and pleadings by the family members.
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