The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking justice for one of its members recently murdered by kidnappers back home.
Dennis Abuda: Buhari asked to probe murder of US-based Nigerian
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation – Americas (NIDOA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order an inquiry into the murder of Prince Dennis Abuda.
Abuda was abducted on the Auchi-Benin road in Edo on January 30, 2021, while returning to Lagos for his flight to the United States after visiting his home town of Fugar.
Four days later, his decomposing body was found with bullet wounds on the Lagos-bound bypass in Benin after ransom payment.
The Police, on February 5, said some suspects had been arrested but nothing has been heard since.
In the letter to the President, NIDO appealed that the perpetrators of the crime be brought to justice.
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ADEYINKA ADEDIPE writes on the rising insecurity in Edo State as characterised by kidnapping and killings, and the effects on residents
The activities of kidnappers and killer herdsmen in the past few months in Edo State have thrown the residents into panic despite assurances by the government and the state police command that lives and property are safe.
It is bad enough that night life is non-existent again in the state due to the fear caused by insecurity, but more worrisome is the fact that kidnappers have found a way to beat the system despite several arrests made by the police in recent times.
Suspected Killers Of US-based Nigerian Dennis Abuda Have Been Arrested By The Police
The Edo State Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers and killers of a US-based Nigeran, Prince Dennis Abuda.
Police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Benin, the state capital. He disclosed that the late Abuda who came into the country for a visit hails from Fugar, Etsako Central local government area of Edo.
Nwabuzor said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the anti-kidnapping and cybercrimes unit in collaboration with vigilantes and hunters.
He said while Abuda was shot dead by his abductors, security operatives chased the kidnappers which led to the release of three other abductees who are brothers of the deceased.