Gunmen have abducted a local politician in Anambra State, South-east, Nigeria, Uzozie Chukwujekwu.
Gatekeepers News reports that this development is happening a few hours after news of the beheading of a lawmaker in the state became public.
The abducted man, Uzozie Chukwujekwu, is a special adviser to a former chairman of Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state.
The gunmen reportedly invaded Umudiji Umuohama village in Ukpor, a community in the council area, in the early hours of Saturday.
The gunmen, who abducted him, shot his only son in the stomach for refusing to open the gate for them when they invaded the area.
The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.
He said the police have begun an operation to rescue the victim from his abductors.
