TVC E. Former President Goodluck Jonathan is still in shock about his abducted cousin that was found dead in Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
Samuel Oki, was abducted alongside the former leader’s uncle and foster father, Chief Inegite Jonathan, was found by fishermen floating on the Otuoke river two days after his abduction.
It would be recalled that armed gunmen had on Wednesday kidnapped 72-year-old Chief Inegite Jonathan, but the abduction of Oki Jonathan’s cousin was not immediately noticed until several hours later.
Fishermen in Otuoke community on Friday found his cousin’s body already decomposing, this raised fears about the safety of the former president’s 72-year-old uncle, whose whereabouts was still not known by Friday afternoon.
According to the report, Igbogamini Paul, a relation of the deceased, said both men were kidnapped on Wednesday.
Mr. Paul added that a gunshot they heard during the abduction may have targeted at Mr. Oki Jonathan’s cousin.
Villagers revealed that local fishermen found the body and kept it by the riverside to prevent it from flowing away.
Consequently, sympathizers have been visiting the Otuoke residence of the abducted chief located within the neighborhood of the former president’s country home.
The kidnappers have remained silent and have not established any contact with the family of their victims since the abduction.
