Kidnapped Army Colonel, Samaila Inusa Found Dead

[caption id="attachment_6763" align="alignnone" width="640"]Late Col. Samaila Inusa[/caption]

Colonel Samaila Inusa, the abducted Army officer who was serving at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji in Kaduna State, has been found dead.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.

Recall that Colonel Inusa was abducted from his car around Kamazo area, near Refinery Junction in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday, March 27.

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The abductors intercepted the officer’s personal car, and later dropped off his wife before leaving with him as they travelled along the Abuja-Kaduna road.

According to the statement, investigations revealed that Col. Inusa was killed the same day he was kidnapped, on Sunday 27th March 2016.

His body was however found already decomposing around a village off Eastern Bypass Kaduna, in Kaduna State.

The statement read, “the Nigerian Army wishes to regrettably inform the public that Colonel Samaila Inusa who was kidnapped on Sunday 27th March 2016, was found dead today (Tuesday) at about 6.00pm.

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“Preliminary investigation revealed that most likely the senior officer was killed same day he was kidnapped by his abductors because the body was found already decomposing around Ajyaita village off Eastern Bypass Kaduna, Kaduna State.

“Arrangements are in progress to move the body to 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna.

The statement added that “whoever is behind his abduction and murder would be fished out to face the full wrath of the law”.

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