By Okechukwu Onuegbu
Awka
Gunmen have beheaded a former member of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr Nelson Achukwu of Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area, two weeks after been abducted.
The deceased, a lawyer and crippled, was reportedly kidnapped on June 9, barely one month after the lawmaker representing Aguata constitutuency 2, Governor Soludo’s constituency, at the state Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, and his friend were beheaded in a similar circumstance.
According to a source, the deceased former legislature was killed after the family had paid N15 million ransome and had been buried by the family since June 21, 2022, as the corpse was decomposing.
“We couldn’t believe he would be killed after they paid the N15m ransom requested by his abductors, despite his physically challenged condition.”
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the report, adding that investigation was on to fish out and prosecute the culprits.
"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