FROM TONY OSAUZO, Benin

Kidnappers have killed a 43-year-old nurse, Bridget Osawaru, after allegedly collecting N1.5 million ransom from her family in Benin.

Bridget was said to have been abducted from her residence along Sapele Road in Benin on December 10.
Her abductors were said to have collected N1.5 million three days after her kidnap but refused to release her until she was found dead near Okhuahie hill in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State.

According to a police source, injuries were noticed on Bridget’s body indicating that she might had been stabbed.
Consequently, the police were said to be working on the theory that she might had been assassinated.
The homicide section of  the Edo State Police Command had taken over investigation into the incident.

Source: Sun