The Abia State command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the gruesome murder of a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Zachary Nmaduka, by unknown assailants.
Naija News reported earlier that some yet-to-be-identified persons killed Nmaduka at Amelechi Akpukpa community in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state.
He was reportedly beheaded, and the assailants are said to have taken away the severed head.
The victim was, during the 2023 elections, the Campaign Director of the Labour Party in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state.
He was also the Campaign Director of the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Ogah.
Confirming the murder incident in a statement released on Thursday afternoon, the police command Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, said: “On September 13, 2023, at approximately 8:30 PM, the DPO Uturu Police division received discreet information…