Anambra State billionaire and owner of Fireman Generators, Chief Ignatius Odunukwe who went missing since first week of December 2019 has been found dead.
The billionaire was killed, cut into pieces and his body packed into a ”Ghana Must Go” bag which his murderers took to the Badagry expressway in Lagos state and dumped inside a forest.
Chief Ignatius Odunukwe killers have pretended to be land buyers , whereas they were Some criminals who called him on phone because they heard he had a property for sale. Both parties were said to have agreed on a price and the agreements for the purchase was drafted by chief Odunukwe lawyer.
Both parties had agreed to meet on a date for the exchange of documents and that is when the whole drama started.
Sources said that IG Odunukwe’s lawyers suggested going with him for the signing of the land agreement, but he declined and told his lawyers that he needs to see someone at Ikoyi club and that was the last time Chief Odunukwe was seen.
When the billionaire didn’t come back home, his family reported the incident to the police and they started investigations. The police eventually arrested one of the suspects . On searching his house, they saw the original land documents which has already been signed.
The suspect claimed they have already finalized the deal and that he has also paid Chief Odunukwe. But when the police asked him to provide the bank account where the money was paid, he claimed that he paid with gold.
That was when the police knew the suspect was lying . He was remanded in prison custody.
Few days later, through further investigation by the police two more suspects related to murder were arrested.
Upon their confession, they said, they picked up Chief Odunukwe and forced him to sign the documents. They killed him, cut his body into pieces and packed the parts into a Ghana Must Go bag and dumped it inside a forest along the Badagry expressway.
On January 16th 2020, the police took the Odunukwe’s family and the suspects to the forest where they retrieved the bag containing chief Odunukwe’s decomposed body. The police is still investigating the case.