A middle-aged man has been found dead in the booth of his car on the busy Abakaliki/Afikpo Expressway in Ebonyi State.
The man, Mr. Samuel Aleke, was said to be the younger brother of Victor Aleke, who represents Ebonyi North West in the state House of Assembly.
Aleke was said to have left his house in the evening of Saturday, May 23, and was not seen until Sunday in the booth of his car dead.
A source, who spoke anonymously, said the deceased had told his wife that he was going to collect an earpiece from a friend.
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The source said that after several hours of waiting in vain for his return, his wife raised the alarm and a search for him began.
It was gathered that he might have been beaten and strangled any unknown assailants.
Police spokesperson, Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident, adding that his body had been recovered and deposited at a mortuary.
An investigation had begun into the incident, she said.
In another news, a mob have reported beaten a security guard to death in the Gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis, Bauchi State over a missing phone.
We gathered that 23-year-old Sunday Ezra was killed on Monday by the yet-to-be-identified persons at the New Trafford Hotel and Suites in area.
The incident happened around 2am on Monday.
According to sources, Ezra was accused of stealing the phone but he protested his innocence. However, the mob that gathered did not believe him and proceeded to beat him to have him confess but he was said to have maintained his innocence.
In the process, Ezra was said to have slumped and lost consciousness, while the missing phone was later found by a corps member who returned it.
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