ONDO POLITICS: APC CHIEFTAN FOUND DEAD
His lifeless body was reportedly found floating on the coastal waters of Ese-Odo, of Ondo state.
Confirming the incident on Monday, the Ondo state Police Command said the search for the abducted politician had continued since June 15, following the arrest of eight suspects.
Ondo state Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, told newsmen that the body of the victim was found just when it appeared that his rescue was near following the arrest of suspected members of the kidnap gang.
According to available reports, the late Odimayo was kidnapped by the gunmen on Thursday at his residence in Igbotu town in Ese Odo Local Council of the state.
The state PPRO, Femi Joseph said the suspects had led the police to the hideout, but only the lifeless body was found floating at Ogolo River, between Sabomi and Igbotu towns in Ese-Odo.
"One of the suspects who took our men to the hideout claimed he was the one who took the victim to the hideout. He said during the course of transporting him to the place, the victim fell into the water and because he could not swim, died".
However, reports from Igbotu town revealed that the youths in the area had chased the kidnappers on the day they abducted Odumayo, caught one of them and killed him.
On possible reasons why the kidnappers killed the APC chieftain, sources said the kidnappers might have killed their victim in retaliation for the death of their member.
Odimayo was the candidate of the APC for the last Ondo House of Assembly elections for the Ese-Odo State constituency, an election he lost to the PDP.
•Excerpted from a Guardian report.
Source News Express
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