Police Launch Investigation
By Akombo Aondona, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a kidnapped member of staff of the Commission, Mr. Duruocha Osita Joel.
In a statement on Friday, 30 September 2022 in Abuja, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voters Education Committee, Festus Okoye said the remains of Joel were found on Thursday along Isu-Aniocha road in Awka North Local Government of Anambra State.
The statement reads: “On Wednesday, 28th September 2022, the Commission’s Administrative Secretary in Anambra State, Mr. Okwuonu Jude, reported the disappearance of a staff, Mr. Duruocha Osita Joel, a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10.
“On Thursday, 29th September, the Administrative Secretary further informed the Commission that Mr. Duruocha’s dead body was found along Isu-Aniocha-Urum road in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, where unknown persons dumped him.
“Other staff members of the Commission, Duruocha’s brother and the Police have evacuated the body and deposited same in the morgue. The Police and other security agencies have commenced an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to Duruocha’s disappearance and eventual death.”
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