Covenant University student kidnapped, killed (Photo)

Covenant University student kidnapped, killed (Photo)

A 20 year old Covenant University student, John
Chinedu Okere, who was studying Electrical
Engineering at the 300 level was reportedly
abducted on August 6, 2014.
Chinedu reportedly left his father’s house to attend a
medical clinic in Yaba with N6,000 on his person
but never returned alive.
Chinedu’s father, Jude Okere reportedly got a phone
message later that day notifying him that his son
had been kidnapped. He later received a phone call
demanding a N10 million ransom.
Chinedu’s father said: “ At about mid-day, I
received an SMS that John had been kidnapped.
Later, I received a phone call from a hidden number.
The
caller said they had my son, Chinedu and demanded
N10 million as ransom threatening to kill him if we
refuse to comply. Immediately, I inquired who the
caller was, the line went dead. My wife and I
quickly reported the case to the Divisional Police
Station at Sabo, Yaba.”
The case was filed at Yaba and then transferred to
SARS Ikeja for further investigation.
A lead in the case was made when a staff of ‘DE
HOMES hotel’ in Ejigbo discovered the body of
Chinedu decomposing in one of the rooms two days
later.
The hotel manager reported the incident to Ejigbo
Police station to report the murder case and an
investigation began.
A source told Vanguard Crime Guard, early on
Wednesday morning (day Chinedu went missing),
the prime suspect, Okorocha Michael along with
another young man simply identified as
Okey,checked into the hotel with the name
Christian. “He booked the room for three days with
the name Christian. He claimed he is a youth corps
member who wanted to write exams and would be
there from that Wednesday to Friday. He also said
he was expecting his cousin to join him in the hotel.
‘After booking, Michael left his friend Okey in the
hotel and returned an hour before the victim,
Chinedu arrived the hotel, which was at about 3pm
that day. As soon as Chinedu arrived the hotel,
Michael took him to the room. We don’t know what
happened inside the room. However, it was later
gathered that during their stay in the room, the
suspect reportedly confronted the victim on some
personal issues. The confrontation eventually led to
a heated argument, which later led to the suspect
strangulating the victim to death. On Friday, a hotel
staff discovered the lifeless body of the young man
and alerted the police.”
According to reports, Chinedu was murdered and
left in the pool of his blood by unfriendly friends,
who brutally killed and abandoned his corpse, went
ahead and demanded for ransom from his parents.
Crime Guard learnt the 24-year-old suspect,
Okorocha Michael, who was arrested on Sunday, in
a friend’s house around Ajah area in Lagos, is a
graduate of Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja. He has
been unemployed since he completed his youth
service in February this year.
A family member who spoke on the condition of
anonymity revealed that the Okere’s were willing to
pay the ransom, and were still trying to get it when
his corpse was discovered. ‘We sincerely pray that
law takes it full course, his killers brought to book
and Chinedu will get the justice he deserves even in
death,’ the source stated.