The Nigerian Police has arrested
suspected killers of Oscar Okebata, a veteran American soldier of Nigerian
heritage, who was killed when he returned for Christmas celebration in
December, 2016.
The
death of the soldier sent shockwaves through the country particularly in Imo
state and among members of his family.
Lilian
Ndiukwu who claimed to be the sister of the deceased had shared photos
alongside a Facebook post mourning the demise of the American soldier who was
allegedly abducted and later kidnapped.
She
had written:
"What a wicked world…. who has done this to My
BIG BRO? A USA veteran who just came back this Xmas after building his
beautiful house(mansion)in the village not knowing that the enemies has an evil
plan against him."
"They abducted and shot him dead yesterday
night. I Can’t believe this, can someone wake me up from this nightmare? Who
did this to u Bro? "
"I could remember the last time we spoke on
phone that whn u come bk, we will visit the LESS PRIVILEGE nd nt knowing dt
this will be the last call we made. Can’t stop crying for you BRO CHUKS . An
iroko has fallen. Those that killed you will never know peace and their
generation will never go unpunished. GOD WILL AVENGE FOR YOU R.I. P(LA NA
UDO)"
Taiwo Lakanu who is the Imo state commissioner of revealed during a press
briefing on Wednesday, March 1 that the suspects stole the phone of the
deceased and sold it which allowed the police trace them.
He
said the suspects, Osondu Chukwu, Uchechukwu Stanley, Onyekachi Kelvin Nwoke
and Uchendu Promise were apprehended with concrete evidence that showed that
they murdered the veteran soldier.
He
said they sold Okebata’s Samsung Note 5 mobile phone at N125,000 which allowed
operatives from the command to apprehend them.
Lakanu
said: “The suspects were arrested in connection with the robbery and murder of
one Oscar Okebata, of Achi Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo
State, an American veteran soldier who returned home for the yuletide period
last year”.
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