{"id":94935,"date":"2022-05-16T19:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94935"},"modified":"2022-05-16T19:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:30:56","slug":"police-confirm-abduction-of-anambra-lawmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-confirm-abduction-of-anambra-lawmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Confirm Abduction Of Anambra Lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1733004894098983377\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The police in Anambra State have confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker representing Aguata Constituency 1 in the state House of Assembly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOkoye, an indigene of Isuofia, the same community with Governor Charles Soludo, was kidnapped in Aguata on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the kidnap said the lawmaker\u2019s black Sienna bus, which he was driving before the incident, had been recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Ikenga said the command had launched a manhunt for the kidnappers with the aim of rescuing him.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the state House of Assembly, and Chief whip of the house, Hon Pete Ibida, said the kidnap of Okechukwu had not been confirmed by the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only read of it in the news the same way that you did. We have not discussed it at the House of Assembly level,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The police in Anambra State have confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker representing Aguata Constituency 1 in the state House of Assembly. 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