Kidnappers kill Shell worker in Kogi after collecting N5m ransom

An official of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr Ojonimi Ossai, has been killed even after paying N5 million ransom raised by his family.

Ossai was said to have travelled from Port Harcourt to Kogi for the burial of his father in-law held at Igala Mela/Odolu Local Government Area when he was abducted last weekend.

A family source said N5 million was delivered to his abductors, but unfortunately, his corpse was picked from the bush on Tuesday.

Ossai, who was said to have spent 23 years in the service of Shell, was reported to have objected travelling from his base in in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the burial, but caved in to family pressure.

“He came home in a jalopy car to disguise himself from kidnappers. Yet, he ran into them at Itobe-Anyigba road. We picked his corpse this early morning from the bush,” a family source said.

When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), William Aya, said the command is yet to get the details of the incident.