A 42-year-old Nigerian resident in South Africa, Jonathan Eloho Okinedo who was abducted last Saturday has been found dead.
His lifeless body was discovered near a bush in Newlands – Kwazulu
Natal on Wednesday with gunshot wounds to the head, he was
identified by his brothers at a state mortuary.
Okinedo’s wife and brother arrived at the Reaction Unit South Africa
(RUSA) Headquarters earlier this week, seeking assistance to secure his
release after he was kidnapped.
It was also reported that they had paid the kidnappers twice yet he was
not released.
According to his wife, Okinedo, a DSTV technician left for the
Senzokwethu Secondary School in H Section Ntunzuma on Saturday to
meet a client wanting to fit a decoder.
His family received a call from his cellphone later the same day and
Okinedo informed them that he was held against his will and the
kidnappers were demanding R2000 (N52,000) for his release.
The family negotiated the amount to R500 (N13,000) and the money
was transferred via e-wallet to a provided mobile number. The victim
was allowed to speak to his family for a few minutes before the call was
abruptly disconnected. Both phones were then switched off and the
victim was not released until his dead body was found.
