…Places N10M Bounty On Killers
The lawmaker representing Aguata North, in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, has been beheaded by his abductors, eliciting strong reaction and deterrence from Anambra state Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo.
Okoye is the member representative of Governor Soludo’s constituency, at the Assembly.
The Governor had on Friday lamented that his representative was still in detention of kidnappers.
The development has introduced a new twist to the insecurity rocking the South-East region of the country.
Popularly known as Okey Di Okay, the deceased was kidnapped on Sunday, 15 May, 2022.
The news of his release was being expected by the family members when his freshly chop-off head was mounted at the park of a popular motor company in Amichi community.
Governor Soludo has expressed shock and deep sadness at the news of the gruesome murder of Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, who represented Aguata II State Constituency at the State House of Assembly.
In a statement signed by his Press Secretary Chris Aburime, Soludo mourned Hon. Okoye’s aide, Cyril Chiegboka. Both Hon Okoye and Cyril Chiegboka were kidnapped on the road by unknown persons on May15, 2022.
While Soludo consoled with his kinsmen of Isuofia, beleiving that it was probably the same criminal gang that attacked him and killed three policemen at Isuofia two years ago, he placed a N10 million ransom for anyone who can give useful information that will lead to the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
He promised that Anambra will soon be a hell for these criminals adding that they can never cow down Isuofia and Anambra state and vowed that the perpetrators as well as all criminals operating in Anambra must be decisively brought to book.
He reassured Anambra residents of government’s resolve and renewed determination with the security agencies to go all out against the criminals and ensure they are brought to justice.
“Anambra will win against the forces of darkness”, Gov Soludo assured, urging “Ndi Anambra to brace up for the all out war against the criminals.”
