Isuofia community in Anambra State and the entire state were thrown into morning on Saturday as news filtered in that gunmen have beheaded the lawmaker representing Anambra Governor Charles Soludo in the Assembly.
Hon Okechukwu Okoye’s head was found at Nnobi in Idemili South local government area where it was hanged.
His body was not there with indications strong the killers made away with it.
It was gathered that the police later recovered the car and deployed operatives to rescue the lawmaker.
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Only on Friday, Soludo offered hope of rescuing the lawmaker while presenting Anambra’s revised budget to lawmakers.
Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed that the lawmaker has been killed.
He said: “His head was found along Nnobi road today (Saturday). There is no suspect in custody yet.”
He was, however, silent on the fate of the lawmaker’s aide, Cyril Chiegboka.
But there are indications the aide may have also been killed by the gunmen.
The police spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Echeng Echeng, described the lawmaker’s murder as “barbaric and act of cowardice.”
Echeng also commiserated with the family and friends of the lawmaker and assured that the police will track down the killers.
In a viral video circulating online, the freshly beheaded head was seen placed in a carton by the roadside with a handwritten note placed by the side.
Ikenga had last week confirmed the lawmaker’s kidnap, saying the deceased’s black Siena bus, which he was driving before the incident, had been recovered.
