By Our Reporter
It was like a horror film on Saturday evening as the Anambra Lawmaker representing Soludo’s constituency, Okechukwu Okoye who was earlier kidnapped has been beheaded by gunmen.
His freshly beheaded head was mounted at Chisco park in Amichi community this evening eliciting tears from passersby. It was not clear where his trunk was left by hisassailants. Hon. Okoye a.k.a Okey Di Okay was kidnapped about a week ago around Isuofia in Orumba Local Govt. Area, the home town of Governor Charles Soludo and no contact was made by his kidnappers until his head was sighted today.
Early this week, Soludo had told members of the Anambra State House of Assembly that efforts were being made to rescue the lawmaker.
The governor said: “I regret, however, that one of you, the member representing the good people of Aguata II Constituency in the House of Assembly (my own representative) – Hon. Okechukwu Okoye is still in the custody of the kidnappers.
“The security agencies are working very hard and around the clock to secure his freedom. God is on the throne and Anambra will win. Let me leave it at that.”
There has been a spate of violence in the state, including attacks on security agencies and government facilities.