Kidnap suspect’s father burnt alive by youths

BY CHIDI NKWOPARA, Owerri
The father of Udoka Ibe, who openly confessed his involvement in the gruesome murder of Imo State Deputy Governor’s Director of Protocol, Mr. Laz Anyanwu, was yesterday burnt alive by irate Amaimo youths.

Saturday Vanguard investigations revealed that scores of angry youths from Amaimo in Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state went on rampage, burning and destroying properties belonging to the Ibe family.

The suspect’s father, whose name could not immediately be ascertained, was bundled into a bus allegedly belonging to a member of the family and set ablaze.

It was also gathered that youths from Umuololo, Obodo Amaimo initiated the protest march soon after they heard the news from the local radio stations and were later joined by their colleaguescriminal activity. Approximately two hours later, Bonar stopped a different vehicle that he observed run a stop sign and make a turn without signaling. This time, Jones was the driver of the car, and gave Bonar a fake name, birthdate, and social security number. However, Bonar recalled speaking to Jones earlier that evening, and he then arrested Jones and took him to the police station to determine his true identity. Through fingerprint and police photo matching, Jones was identified.
During trial, the prosecution was required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jones' driver's license had been suspended for life as of March 18, 1997, and that Jones operated a vehicle on that date. Jones' trial counsel sought only to dispute the first element. In an effort to prove