Former Delta State lawmaker and Commissioner, Joan Mrakpor, also known as Joan Onyemaechi AKA Ada Anioma, was found murdered after being abducted by gunmen.
The incident occurred two days prior in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
According to a source familiar with the situation, her body was discovered near the Onitsha end of the Niger Bridge with severe bruises, indicating she had been brutally tortured before her death. The source stated, “She was found dead and fully stripped with severe wounds around 7.30 pm Thursday. I think she was battered to death.”
Mrakpor was a former member representing the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives.
