{"id":102103,"date":"2023-11-26T19:49:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gunmen-kidnap-kill-imo-monarch-eze-joe-ochulor"},"modified":"2023-11-26T22:09:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T21:09:33","slug":"gunmen-kidnap-kill-imo-monarch-eze-joe-ochulor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/gunmen-kidnap-kill-imo-monarch-eze-joe-ochulor","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kidnap, kill Imo monarch Eze Joe Ochulor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Eze Joe Ochulor, the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.<\/p>\n

The traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday morning and killed in the evening but his body was not found until Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

A community source who pleaded anonymity said the body of the abducted monarch was found on Sunday morning with his limbs cut off.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cHis mutilated body, with one leg severed from his body, was discovered along the Chokoneze-Mbutu Road where it had been dumped, while his family and community waited for his kidnappers to get in touch with them and possibly demand a ransom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gunmen who broke into his palace and took him away reportedly shot intermittently, frightening away those who could have immediately raised an alarm.<\/p>\n

The source said further: \u201cThere is tension in the land and our people are currently living in fear. The traditional ruler was removed from his residence on Saturday morning, which has left the villagers terrified. This is terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Imo State Police Command\u2019s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, did not pick up his calls or respond to the message sent to him.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Eze Joe Ochulor, the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. The traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday morning and killed in the evening but his body was not found until Sunday morning. 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