The Chairman of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, who was abducted recently, has been beheaded.
Mr Ohizu and two others were kidnapped on Friday, Jan. 20, 2022, in his country
home, Imoko community in the Arondizuogu area by yet-to-be-identified shooters who also burnt down his building.
His abductors later decapitated him on Sunday, Jan. 22, after allegedly collecting of N6m ransom.
The abduction and subsequent killing of the Imo LG chairman seemed more of political assassination than kidnap for ransom.
Sources said a video had trended earlier online where the abducted chairman was seen kneeling while his abductors were heard warning the Governor of Imo state, Hope
Uzodimma that “a similar fate awaits him.”
The abductors went ahead to behead the politician and then posted the video with his phone on his social media handle.
The spokesman of Imo Police Command, ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident. He said the police had commenced
investigation into the unfortunate incident.
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