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| Late Oki |
Mr. Samuel Oki, a 35-year-old nephew of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Friday found dead in a creek of Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The
deceased Oki was reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday alongside the 72-year-old
foster father of Jonathan, Chief Inengite Nitabai.
It
was learnt that some fishermen discovered Oki’s body floating on Otuoke River,
two days after the abduction.
Some
indigenes of the community said though many were not aware of Oki’s whereabouts
during the Wednesday’s abduction of Nitabai, the discovery of his body (Oki) in
the creek had however heightened their fears of Nitabai’s safety.
Some
community members claimed that the sound of gunshot heard during the abduction
of the septuagenarian might have been targeted at the deceased.
A
community source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the discovery of
Oki’s body had also thrown the residents into fear.
The
source said, “We are worried about the safety of our uncle, Chief Inengite
Nitabai. The men who abducted them have killed Oki and we pray they don’t touch
our uncle.”
The
deceased, according to community sources, was always seen in company with the
Jonathan’s foster father.
The
villagers, who were seen discussing the incident, alleged that Oki tried to
resist the kidnappers.
Some
claimed that they heard gunshots on Wednesday, as the kidnappers were believed
to be fleeing through the waterways.
According
to them, divers and local fishermen recovered the body and anchored it by the
riverside to prevent the body from being carried away by water currents.
The
body of Oki, it was learnt, had been deposited at a morgue.
It
was further learnt that the kidnappers had yet to establish contact with the
family of their hostage since Wednesday’s abduction.
This
is the second time Inengite Nitabai was kidnapped.
On
February 28, 2014, he was kidnapped and later freed by security forces on March
10, 2014.
It
will also be recalled that Nancy Dickson, 26, the younger sister of Bayelsa
State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, was abducted in December 2015 and has been
held captive for more than 50 days.
Dickson
had, in his first term in office, signed the anti-kidnapping law that
prescribes a death sentence for kidnapping. In spite of this, there have been
no conviction and kidnappings have continued to thrive in the state.
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