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BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Politician Found Dead At Onitsha Niger Bridge (PHOTO)

A source with knowledge of the development, who asked not to be identified, reportedly said her remains were found with heavy bruises, suggesting she was brutalised and tortured before her death.

by NewsOnline Nigeria
August 2, 2024
in Crime Watch, Headline
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A popular Nigerian Politician has been found dead at Onitsha Niger Bridge.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the gunmen, who forcefully abducted a former member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives and a former Delta State lawmaker and Commissioner, Joan Mrakpor have reportedly murdered her and dumped her body around the Onitsha end of the Niger Bridge.

 

Joan Mrakpor
Joan Mrakpor

A source with knowledge of the development, who asked not to be identified, reportedly said her remains were found with heavy bruises, suggesting she was brutalised and tortured before her death.

“She was found dead and fully stripped with severe wounds around 7.30 pm on Thursday. I think she was battered to death”, the source reportedly said.

 

ALSO: FCT Senator Slams Wike Over Baseless Allegation Against Her, Peter Obi

 

Earlier, the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, confirmed that the politician was kidnapped in her Church, located off Delta Broadcasting Service in Asaba, at about 5 pm on Tuesday.

 

It was reported on Tuesday that two persons, including her police orderly, were killed in the bloody operation.

She was said to have been whisked away by the gunmen to the bank of the River Niger at Otu-Ogwu road of Asaba in a car, set the vehicle ablaze before taking her into a speed boat.

 

Born on July 7, 1966, Mrakpor, a Christian evangelist and politician of Anioma heritage, was a member of the People’s Democratic Party and has since 2015 represented Aniocha North-Aniocha South-Oshimili North-Oshimili South in the House of Representatives.

 

Prior to her election into the national assembly, Mrakpor served as a member of the Delta State House of Assembly for Aniocha South from 2007 to 2015.

 

The 58-year-old is the immediate past Commissioner for Technical Education in Delta State.

 

She was married to Peter Mrakpor, a lawyer and former Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice.

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