Dr. Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker representing Aguata North constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, has been kidnapped.
The lawmaker, popularly known as “Okey Di Okay” was kidnapped late Sunday by gunmen who stopped his vehicle and matched him into their own car.
The lawmaker was taken away inside his black Sienna car within his constituency.
Confirming the incident, the state police spokesman, 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.