Barely three weeks after abduction, the decomposing body of a sergeant has been found inside a bush on Thursday in Rivers state.
The deceased, Sergeant Lawrence Igbero attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Unit 56 was taken away by suspected kidnappers on the Ogoni Road, Rivers State.
We learnt that the missing sergeant was thoroughly searched for by a team led by the unit commander, Egbe Sunday but they could not find him.
His phone was later tracked by detectives and it was traced to a man who claimed to have bought it.
“Through the ‘buyer’, the police tracked and arrested the ‘seller’. It was then they confessed to have killed the sergeant and dumped his body in the forest. It was discovered that the suspects were responsible for several other kidnappings and snatching of vehicles and motorcycles in Ogoni. The body of the sergeant was evacuated by the search party. He was identified because his uniform was still on the body,” said a source.
Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the incident said the body has been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy, adding that a suspect has been arrested.