BEVERLY HILLS, March 20, (THEWILL) – A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Soalabo West, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
He was reportedly kidnapped outside his farm on March 7 in Port Harcourt, the state capital and later died in custody.
Two days into his abduction, the deceased established contact with his wherein the kidnappers, established to be ‘herdsmen’, demanded a N30 million ransom.
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A family source said during the period, the demand was reviewed downward to N2.5 million.
But the ex-guber aspirant was killed by his captors after they allegedly failed to get the sum, having being intercepted by the police while wanting to pick up the ransom.
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