Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, a veterinarian from Abuja and the previous chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (FCT Chapter), has been reportedly assassinated by alleged kidnappers who also abducted his three children.
According to reports, the gunmen broke into the deceased’s home in the Kubwa neighbourhood near the Kubwa-Kaduna road, Abuja on Friday night. After kidnapping him and his three kids, they dumped his body at the side of the road.
Andrew Gabriel Ikechukwu verified Dr. Ogbu’s passing on his Facebook page, stating that the deceased’s body was discovered by the side of the road.
He wrote, “Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, the immediate past chairman of the NVMA FCT chapter, who was kidnapped alongside his three children from his home in Kubwa Abuja, was found dead.
“The three children are yet to be released. May God please intervene.”
As efforts to find and save his three kidnapped children continue, Dr. Ogbu’s family is still in despair.
The killing has shocked friends and coworkers, who have described it as a terrible loss for his family and the veterinary industry. The late Ogbu was described as a dedicated professional. He leaves behind a nursing wife and grieving family members.
The attack follows only few days after the tragic demise of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a journalist with Arise TV, who died during a robbery in Katampe, another area of Abuja.
An official statement from the police has not yet been released. However, investigations are supposedly in progress.
Efforts to contact the FCT Police Command proved abortive.
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