Gunmen Abduct, Kill Physically Challenged Ex-Lawmaker In Anambra After Collecting N15m Ransom
Gunmen have beheaded a former member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr Nelson Achukwu, two weeks after he was kidnapped.
Report has it that the
deceased, a lawyer and crippled, was kidnapped on 9th June, 2022, and was killed after the family paid N15 million ransom to the abductors.
He was buried by the family on June 21, 2022, as the corpse was decomposing.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the report, adding that investigation was on to fish out and prosecute the perpetrators.
“The victim was abducted at about 10:15pm in his house on 9th of June and efforts were been made to rescue him before this unfortunate development. His body was found between the boundary of Uke and Ukpor.We are still not relenting on our investigation as we will ensure that the culprits will face the law,” he noted.
This incident happened just about one month after the lawmaker representing Aguata constitutuency 2, at the state Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, and his friend were abducted and beheaded in a similar circumstance.
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