BEVERLY HILLS, January 16, (THEWILL) – Hon. Hosea Ibi, a member of the Taraba state House of Assembly, kidnapped earlier by unknown gunmen, has been found dead.
Police Public Relations Officer, ASP. David Misal who confirmed the death of the lawmaker said his body was found at Kwari village, along Takum -Kashinbilla road.
He said Ibi’s body was discovered by some residents on Monday afternoon 16 days after he was kidnapped.
“His body was found this afternoon in Kashim Dira road, in Takum council,” he said adding that the Police is working to ensure that the culprits are brought to book.
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon Saleh Sa’ad, also confirmed the death of the lawmaker.
THEWILL recalls that the lawmaker, who represented Takum 1 constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, was whisked away by three gunmen on the night of December 31.
The gunmen had arrived Ibi’s mother’s residence in Takum, the hometown of Darius Ishaku, the State Governor, in two motorcycles that night.
There are speculations that Ibi was killed by his abductors after an undisclosed sum of money was paid as ransom for his release.
