By Ugochukwu Alaribe

Aba— Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State, yesterday, as kidnappers killed a woman a few days after she was abducted, and dumped her corpse in a bush.

The deceased, whose name was given as Chioma Chukwura, was abducted with her driver along Azumini Road, Ukwa East Local Government Area, on her way from Calabar, Cross River State, last Sunday.

Vanguard gathered that the woman’s driver, identified as Ike Chikodi, later escaped from the kidnappers and reported the incident to a police highway patrol team he ran into.

He led the team to the location, only to discover that the kidnappers had killed the woman and fled the area.

Sources told Vanguard that the kidnappers demanded ransom from the family, but did not wait for the family to meet their demand.

He added that the kidnappers must have taken the action when they suspected that security agencies were on their trail.

Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State Command, Onyeke Ezekiel, a Deputy Superinten-dent of Police, who confirmed the incident, said the corpse had been deposited at an undisclosed morgue in the city.