The abductors of Chris Ohizu, Chairman of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state, have reportedly beheaded him after collecting a ransom of N6 million from his family.
Ohizu was last Friday abducted at his home in Imoko community in Arondizuogu town.
The kidnappers were said to have shot the politician first in the leg and bundled him into a waiting car before setting his house ablaze.
The Chairman was killed less than 48 hours after he was abducted despite collecting a ransom of N6 million from his family.
The gunmen recently released a video showing the kidnapped chairman kneeling down in a bushy area, warning Governor Hope Uzodimma that a similar fate awaited him.
Another video later obtained by The Quest Times was showing the terrorists beheading their victim.
It was gathered that after beheading him on Sunday, they posted the video with his phone on his WhatsApp status.
Imo Police Command spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident said that police had commenced investigation into the incident.