Gunmen kidnap ex-Anambra lawmaker, others
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Former Anambra State Assemblyman Sylvester Okeke has been kidnapped.
Okeke was reportedly kidnapped alongside another person, whose identity has not yet been established, near a military checkpoint along the Ring Road in Awka, the state capital .
It has been established that the lawmaker, who had been missing since Friday, was returning from a meeting of the municipal union when the incident took place.
According to a family source, the kidnappers called the former lawmaker's family members and demanded a ransom.
The source said, "He is the National Vice-President of the union. After the meeting, he went to his shop in Agulu, where he sells wine.
"We learned that it was while he was returning to Awka that he was kidnapped. They say he was alone in his car. And we learned that two of them were kidnapped.
"So the second person could be the owner of the second vehicle behind his, but no one knows the identity of that person yet."
Another source in the former lawmaker's hometown of Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, told reporters that the former lawmaker's family members were handling the matter secretly in order to not to make any public statement likely to compromise the chances of negotiation. his freedom.
A viral video online showed the ex-legislator's car with the inscription "Anambra State Legislature, 11A-AA" and a Toyota car with the inscription LSR 409 GU, parked along the Ring Road in Awka, seemed riddled with bullets.
When contacted, state police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said he was unaware of the incident.
“I have no such complaint before me, but I will investigate and get back to you please,” Ikenga added.
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Former Anambra State Assemblyman Sylvester Okeke has been kidnapped.
Okeke was reportedly kidnapped alongside another person, whose identity has not yet been established, near a military checkpoint along the Ring Road in Awka, the state capital .
It has been established that the lawmaker, who had been missing since Friday, was returning from a meeting of the municipal union when the incident took place.
According to a family source, the kidnappers called the former lawmaker's family members and demanded a ransom.
The source said, "He is the National Vice-President of the union. After the meeting, he went to his shop in Agulu, where he sells wine.
"We learned that it was while he was returning to Awka that he was kidnapped. They say he was alone in his car. And we learned that two of them were kidnapped.
"So the second person could be the owner of the second vehicle behind his, but no one knows the identity of that person yet."
Another source in the former lawmaker's hometown of Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, told reporters that the former lawmaker's family members were handling the matter secretly in order to not to make any public statement likely to compromise the chances of negotiation. his freedom.
A viral video online showed the ex-legislator's car with the inscription "Anambra State Legislature, 11A-AA" and a Toyota car with the inscription LSR 409 GU, parked along the Ring Road in Awka, seemed riddled with bullets.
When contacted, state police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said he was unaware of the incident.
“I have no such complaint before me, but I will investigate and get back to you please,” Ikenga added.
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