May 16, (THEWILL) – The lawmaker representing Aguata North constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr Okechukwu Okoye, has been kidnapped.
Though, details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but THEWILL learnt that Okoye was intercepted late Sunday, and whisked away in his black Sienna car within his constituency.
Confirming the incident, Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said the lawmaker’s black Siena bus, which he was driving before the incident, had been recovered.
Ikenga said the command had launched a manhunt for the kidnappers with the aim of rescuing the lawmaker.
The State Police spokesman also confirmed the killing of a member of a vigilante group, who was on a motorcycle in Oko town, Anambra, on Sunday.
Ikenga said the deceased was putting on a special security outfit, but was not a personnel of the command.
He described as misleading a version of the story that said the deceased was a Police personnel, and urged the public to disregard the story.
“The Anambra State Police operatives on May 15, recovered a lifeless body in a police T-shirt found along Oko expressway.
“Preliminary information shows that the unidentified body is not a member of the Nigeria Police Force.
“Meanwhile, investigation has begun to unravel the identity of the deceased and perpetrators of the murder”, he said.
Ikenga said normalcy had been restored to the area, and urged everyone to remain calm, while being safety conscious.
