The decomposing corpse of a popular plumber, Ovoke Edevwie Ogwa, has be found “with a conspicuous bullet wound” in the bush of Erho, by residents who went fetching firewood in one of the communities in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to PUNCH, Ogwa was abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Urhuovie-Abraka on January 10, 2022.
Reacting to the development, Special Assistant on Youth Development to the State Governor, Tony Ajaino, affirmed that he went with the police and youths to retrieve the corpse on Tuesday.
Ajaino said, “It looks like a kidnap case but there could be more to it because according to reports, those who took him away on the 10th of January, waited for him at his compound.
“They collected N500,000 as ransom on the 12th, two days after he was taken.
“He was so good at his job and well patronized. He handled all my plumbing jobs.”
The deceased was said to have left behind a pregnant wife and four children.
The Delta State Police Command is yet to comments on the incident as of the time of filing this report.