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An Imo State businessman, Mr Ikechukwu Ebelebe, has been found dead two weeks after he was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that his corpse was found by villagers where it was dumped in a locality in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State and the lifeless body was thereafter deposited at a morgue where it was identified by the police operatives on Saturday.
This is coming after the yet-to-be-identified assailants had reportedly collected N10m ransom from his family.
A source in the area who does not want to be mentioned in print said, “The villagers living in the locality near the bush where the corpse was dumped started perceiving sudden foul smell in the area.
“And upon investigation, they found the body and with the help of the police operatives, took it to the mortuary where the police confirmed that the…
