Seriki Adinoyi in Jos
Newly appointed transition committee chairman of Jos East local government area of Plateau state, Mr Hosea Azi, was killed on Saturday in a ghastly motor accident alongside his kidnappers near Keffi, along Abuja road as his abductors were escaping with him.
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A source close to the deceased said he was kidnapped at Miango road, in Kufang, Jos South Local Government Area of the state, and as they escaped with him their car had an accident near Keffi in Nasarawa State, killing Azi and some of his abductors.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abuh Emmanuel, confirmed the development, but added that he was waiting for detailed information from the DPO in charge of the area.
Another family source said two of the suspects, who suffered serious injuries in the accident, confessed to the crime while receiving treatment in an unnamed hospital.
The spokesman of the Specal Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis, Capt Ikedichi Iweha, who also confirmed the incident, simply said the deceased died in an accident around Nasarawa State on his way to Abuja.
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