A man simply identified as Godwin Anuka in Delta State, has been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herders after being abducted alongside his wife and two children in the Ubulu-Uku area of the State.
The shocking revelation was made by Harrison Gwamnishu, Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and Youth Mobilisation to the Delta State Governor, in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
Mr. Gwamnishu revealed that the kidnappers had abducted two individuals on March 23, taking them into the bush while demanding ransom.
He noted that while the kidnappers were hiding in the bush with the two abducted victims, they saw Anuka alongside his wife and two underage children working on their farm.
The SSA noted that the kidnappers proceeded to abduct Anuka and his family and began demanding ransom.
However, in a heartbreaking turn of events, Anuka was killed in the presence of his wife and children.
Gwamnishu said, “Mr. Godwin Anuka, his wife, and two underage children were kidnapped on March 29, 2025, at their farm in Ubulu-Uku, Delta State. It’s the same five sets of Fulani armed kidnappers that carried out these heinous crimes.
“They kidnapped Chibueze from Ogwashi-Uku, trekked to Ubulu-Uku, and kidnapped Mr Afam. They trekked, crossed the Isah Ogwashi/Ubulu-Uku road to Power Line, and headed to a farm road towards Ani-Uje Ubulu-Uku, where they camped for days and started calling for ransom.
“It was where they camped that they saw Mr Godwin and his family and kidnapped all of them.”
Speaking further, he disclosed that the chairman of the local government mobilised military men to carry out a rescue operation, but after a ransom was paid, the kidnappers released some of the abducted persons, while Anuka was shot dead in the presence of his wife and children.
He wrote, “the Ubulu-Uku Central Vigilante team and the Nigerian Army mobilised by the Aniocha South LGA Chairman, Hon. Pastor Jude Chukwunwike, and the Ubulu-Uku Palace made an effort to rescue them.
“Yesterday, after a huge ransom was paid, the kidnappers released Chibueze, Mr Afam, late Godwin’s wife, and two children, and we were told that Mr Godwin was shot and killed right inside the farm in the presence of his wife and children.”
