Sincelejo
Armando Riveros Manjarrez, announcer, cultural manager and rector of the Gualda Educational InstituteFound dead this Wednesday afternoon, July 17, in the rural area of Guaranda, south of Sucre.
The body was found under a bridge on the road that connects the Sampués and San Benito Abad municipalities.
Family members and friends who visited the site confirmed that it was the teaching director.
The judicial police conducted a technical inspection of the body. The cause of death is still unknown. Details of Rivero Manjarrez and how he was murdered.
The truck he was traveling in was found over the weekend in the countryside of Tuchin, Córdoba.
Rivero’s family said they received a phone call two days ago He was informed that the body of the teaching director was in the countryside of Sampués. However, after making some inquiries, he was told this was false information.
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The relatives hoped it was a kidnapping and that the captors would release him. In Ovejas, where he was from, and in Sincelejo, they organized sit-ins and marches for his release.
The Sucre government had offered a reward of up to 20 million Pesos for information on the whereabouts of Rivero Manjarrez.
In addition to his work as a teacher, the Director of Teaching was recognized and appreciated in Ovejas He served as an announcer and cultural manager. For many years he was the official presenter of the National Sheep Bagpipe Festival.
Artists and cultural managers in the Sucre department protested in various ways their rejection of its disappearance.