( CNN ) -- The body of Luis Francisco Cuellar Carvajal , governor of the department of Caqueta , Colombia , was discovered Tuesday not far from where he was kidnapped the night before , government spokesperson Wilmer Rua said . Cuellar Carvajal 's throat was slit , Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said in an address to the nation Tuesday night . The governor 's body was found by Colombian troops in an area close to his home , where he was kidnapped Monday night , he said . One of his bodyguards was killed in the high-profile abduction , and two other officers were injured . The kidnapping was carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , or FARC by its Spanish initials , Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said earlier Tuesday . Uribe had ordered the military to find and rescue Cuellar Carvajal from the rebel group . The Marxist insurgent group has been fighting the Colombian government for more than 45 years . This is the fifth time the governor has been kidnapped , Rua said . This time , he was taken late at night , about two hours before his 69th birthday . Uribe said that members of the FARC kidnapped Cuellar Carvajal at about 10 p.m. Monday . Authorities ordered the city on lockdown in an attempt to keep the kidnappers from carrying out their plan , Uribe said . Instead , the the guerrillas burned the vehicle that authorities believe was used in the kidnapping , and then slit the governor 's throat to avoid leaving evidence that may have been traced from a firearm to the killers , Uribe said . The president offered a $ 1 billion peso reward ( U.S. $ 485,000 ) for information leading to the arrests of those responsible .
Governor 's body is found by Colombian troops in an area close to his home . - The United States and Colombia sign a peace treaty ending the war between their two countries, which had lasted for more than 50 years. Authorities suspect FARC leftist Colombian rebels responsible for the kidnapping . It was fifth time governor had been kidnapped ; one of his bodyguards was killed .