Abducted Imo council boss beheaded after N6m ransom

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Christopher Ohizu, who was abducted last Friday, has been beheaded.

Ohizu's abductors, who called themselves separatists, killed him on Sunday in a forest despite allegedly receiving N6million as ransom.

They tied the council boss' hands behind his back with a rope, while he knelt on the floor, before taking his life.

The video of the murder surfaced online on Sunday.

In it, the killers insisted that there would be no election in the country.

They also threatened to kill Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma and other Imo residents.

The abductors kidnapped Ohizu and two others on Friday after razing his country home at Imoko community in Arondizuogu area of the LGA.

They shot him in the legs before whisking him away.

A source said: 'They beheaded the Ideato North Sole Administrator on Sunday.

'They posted the video of his beheading with his phone on his WhatsApp status...