Gunmen killed abducted youth in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen have killed a youth and dumped his body by the roadside as he was abducted at Okpuno in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria.

“He was kidnapped along Geneva Hotel Road and his lifeless body was found by the roadside,” according to information.

“It is a pure case of murder and it’s still under investigation. We urge the witnesses where the dead body was found to volunteer information that will support the ongoing investigation,” according to the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga,

Preliminary information shows that it could be cult-related as there were marks of axe cuts on the deceased’s body.

“The body has been recovered and deposited in the morgue,” he added.