Body of kidnapped Taraba lawmaker, Hosea Ibi Found

The decomposing body of Mr. Hosea Ibi, member representing Takum I in Taraba State House of Assembly, who was kidnapped on December 30, 2017, was found dead at the old site of SCC (Kwari) along Takum Kashimbila Road in Takum Local Government Area of the state, yesterday.

The body of the lawmaker was found 16 days after he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his house, opposite Ada Barracks in Takum, the headquarters of Takum Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer Taraba State Command, ASP David Mishar, confirmed that the lawmaker’s body was found within the old premises of SCC Camp along Takum to Kashimbila federal road and that the body was decomposing at the time it was found.