Police exhume body of abducted Rivers pastor killed and buried in shallow grave by kidnappers after collecting N500,000 ransom
The body of a 56-year-old pastor Friday Olakada, the General Overseer of God Is God Ministries at Agbochia in Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State has been exhumed by operatives of the state police command. Pastor Olakada was kidnapped on May 14, 2021, by four men who pretended to be passengers but was killed […]
The body of a 56-year-old pastor Friday Olakada, the General Overseer of God Is God Ministries at Agbochia in Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State has been exhumed by operatives of the state police command.
Pastor Olakada was kidnapped on May 14, 2021, by four men who pretended to be passengers but was killed and buried in a shallow grave days later after his abductors had collected the sum of N500,000 as ransom from his family.
Mr Friday Eboka, the State Commissioner of Police who briefed journalists on Friday, August 6 at the scene of the crime said the four suspects collected the sum of five hundred thousand naira as ransom from the victim’s family, killed and buried him in a shallow grave.
The CP explained that the suspects confessed to have killed the father of six ten days after collecting the ransom.
The prime suspect, Prince Odi, 27, in an interview with journalists shortly after leading the police team to the shallow grave, said they killed the victim because he recognized one of them.
Odi said they were contacted by someone who was in need of a Siena bus so they lured the victim and snatched the car.
The younger brother to the deceased, Mr Woko Olakada commended the police for their efforts and asked that justice be served in the matter.
Mr Olakada also expressed sadness over the demise of his elder brother noting that the family is in pains as the children of the deceased are facing untold hardship.
