Imo Monarch Found Dead Few Hours After Abduction

By Babatunde Solanke

Otulu community in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, is tragic mood after the body of traditional ruler, Eze Joe Ochulor was found dead less than 24 hours after his abduction from his palace.

According to reports, the lifeless body of the monarch was found by the road.

His corpse was said to be discovered along the Chokoneze-Mbutu Road in Aboh Mbaise LGA.

This comes just a few days after the ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Ife/ Akpodim/Chokoneze Ward in the same Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA , Chiedoziem Anyanwu, was assassinated in the presence of his wife.

The gunmen had arrived and demanded to see him, and upon confirming that he was the one they were looking for, they shot him and confirmed that he was dead before they left the scene.

Source: Daily Trust