Crimes

Gunmen kill Imo LG boss after collecting N6m ransom

The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, has been beheaded by his abductors.

It was gathered that Ohizu, who was kidnapped on Friday alongside two others after the gunmen razed some houses at his country home in Imoko in the Arondizuogu area of the LGA, was beheaded on Sunday.

The LG Sole Administrator was killed after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom.

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It was learned that Ohizu’s killers published videos of the beheading with the phone of their victim on his WhatsApp status on Sunday.

The incident was confirmed by the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, on Monday, noting that an investigation is ongoing.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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