Okey Okoye, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, was beheaded by gunmen who kidnapped him.
His head was allegedly displayed at a motor park in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, after he was beheaded.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday, sparked fear in the community, which had seen a string of violent killings since last year.
According to sources, his body was not found, and the killers may have removed it.
“The Anambra lawmaker representing Soludo’s constituency, Okechukwu Okoye who was earlier kidnapped, has been beheaded by gunmen; the late lawmaker’s head was mounted at Chisco Park in Amichi community,” a military source said on Saturday.
Gunmen had last Sunday abducted the lawmaker who was representing Aguata II state constituency in Aguata alongside Cyril Chiegboka, his campaign director.
Governor Charles Soludo had said during the week that efforts were ongoing to rescue the Anambra lawmaker from his abductors.
