By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

A yet-to-be identified police officer was on Sunday evening shot dead at about 6:10pm in Eke Oko, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Information has it that the victim was riding on his motorcycle when he was intercepted along the road and shot dead.

As at the time of this report, his corpse was still lying down along the road as road users scampered for safety following gunshot sound.

Aguataa, the local government area of the Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has come under serious attack by unknown gunmen after the Governor declared war on them.

However, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga could not be reached for his reaction to the story as his mobile line was unreachable.

Meanwhile, a serving member of Anambra state House of Assembly Dr Okechukwu Okoye has allegedly been kidnapped.

The lawmaker popularly known as Okey Di Okay was said to have been kidnapped almost same time it was reported that a police officer was shot dead in the same council area of Aguata LGA.

Hon Okoye is the representing Aguata North, same community as Soludo.

Though details of his kidnap is still sketchy, it was learnt that the lawmaker was whisked away from his black Sienna car within his Constituency.

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