Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE

PHOTOS: Kidnappers kill, bury woman in shallow grave after collecting N650k ransom from her children

Davies Ngere Ify by Davies Ngere Ify
March 1, 2021
in Local News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Over the weekend, men of the Nigeria Police Force Delta State Command exhumed the decomposing body of a 54-year-old woman killed and buried in a shallow grave by kidnappers after collecting N650,000 ransom from her family.

The woman identified as Mrs Philomina Ogadi from Otolokpo in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta was abducted last week by a nine-man gang.

The kidnappers killed Ogadi and buried her body in a bush along Benin-Agbor-Onitsha expressway in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state.

According to the victim’s eldest son, one of the suspects lived in the same apartment with his mother before she was kidnapped and murdered.

READ ALSO

Nigeria has lost a revered traditional leader, says Atiku on Emir of Gusau’s death

Lagos police recover lost Beninese sisters, hand them over to father

Zamfara’s Emir of Gusau, Ibrahim Bello, dies at 71

Anambra man kills pregnant nurse for ritual

One of the suspects led the state Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Operations, Faleye Olayele and other police officers to the shallow grave where they buried the victim.

The apprehended suspects confessed to the crime. One of them claimed that it was his first attempt at kidnapping and robbery.

Briefing journalists at the state police headquarters in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Ari Mohammed Ali, said the woman’s body was found with gunshot injuries on her head.

He assured that the police will unravel the real circumstances behind the murder of the victim and bring all the culprits to book.

“Having killed the woman and buried her in a shallow grave, they did not stop there, they went on calling the children and collecting ransom. So far, they have collected N650,000 from her children after killing the woman,” the Commissioner stated.

“They made the children to believe that their mother was still alive. They did a video recording of their mother and played before the children, making them to believe that their mother was still alive.” he added.

See more photos below:

POPULAR TODAY

    • All
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • World News
    • Sports
    • XTRA

    Oshiomhole: Looks can deceive…APC corrects wrong impression with Yilwatda’s emergence

    July 26, 2025

    BREAKING: Super Falcons lift 10th WAFCON title after beating Morocco 3-2

    July 26, 2025

    Fayose: I held back criticism of Buhari after death due to wife’s advice

    July 26, 2025

    Tinubu commends diaspora for $20.93bn remittances in 2024

    July 26, 2025

    Discussion about this post

    ADVERTISEMENT
    NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA

    WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

    NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

    WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

    Follow us on social media:

    CORPORATE LINKS

    • About
    • Contacts
    • Report a story
    • Advertisement
    • Content Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms
     
    • Fact-Checking Policy
    • Ethics Policy
    • Corrections Policy
    • REPORT A STORY
    • PRIVACY
    • CONTACT US

    © 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result
    • HOME
    • FEATURES
    • NEWS PICKS
      • BREAKING
      • National
      • Local News
      • Politics
      • Diaspora
      • Business
      • Education
      • Sports
      • World News
        • Africa
        • U.S
        • Asia
        • Europe
      • XTRA
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • MORE
      • GIST
      • ARTICLES
      • VIDEOS

    © 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName