Gunmen on Monday beheaded the Sole Administrator, SOLAD, of Ideato North local government area of Imo state, Mr Christopher Ohizu, barely 72 hours after he was kidnapped last Friday, alongside two others. They also set his houses ablaze.

This gruesome beheading was filmed in a video that went viral on social media apparently released by the unknown gunmen who said they were opposed to elections holding in the south east.

The video saw a man they identified to be Ohizu, whose hands were tied backwards. He was made to kneel down in a thick forest wearing  only trousers and was filmed by the gunmen.

One of the killers said in the video: “Hope Hope you see this man kneeling here. You know this man. The way I am killing this man is the way I am going to kill you. You think hiring soldiers will save you.

“We are not ESN, IPOB, we are a set group of people that see what is happening in the land and we are saying no. We must fight to make sure that Biafra is restored. Biafra must be restored. As far as the Eastern region is concerned no election.”

The Hope was referring to Imo governor Hope Uzodimma.

In an earlier statement the police had said: “On 20th January 2023 at about 0100 am, some gunmen number yet unknown attacked the home of the Sole Administrator (SOLAD) of Ideato North LGA of Imo State Mr Christopher Ohizu ‘m’, shot him on his leg, shot his two security dogs, burnt his house, abducted him and two others one Christopher Okeke ‘m’ and Onyedikachi Kanu ‘m’ after which they drove away to an unknown destination with one of the SOLAD’s vehicle.

“Operatives of Imo State Police Command including the APC crew are on trial to ensure the instantaneous release of the captives, possible apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrators of this dreadful crime.”