Gunmen Abduct Another Anambra Former House Of Assembly Member, Benson Nwawulu
Report reaching our News Desk says gunmen have abducted another former House Of Assembly Member,y Benson Nwawulu.
This is coming barely two months after a sitting lawmaker in the state, Okechukwu Okoye, was abducted and beheaded.
Another ex-lawmaker in the state, Nelson Achukwu, was also abducted in June and killed by yet- to-be- identified hoodlums.
A family source, who pleaded anonymity, told journalists in Awka that Nwawulu, was abducted in his Ihiala country home in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
Though details of his abduction were not yet made public, the family source said the former lawmaker’s son had reached out to some members of the Sate Assembly who were Nwawulu’s colleagues for funds to pay the ransom which the source said was demanded in dollars by his captors.
The state Police Command has confirmed Nwawulu’s kidnap, but added that efforts were at advanced stage to release him.
According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga who spoke in chat with journalis, said, “Yes, he was kidnapped and we are working to release him. He will be rescued soon, because we are on their trail, and efforts are in n top gear, and soon he will be rescued.”
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