Nigerian police find the severed head of an deputies.
Police in Nigeria have found the severed head of an MP in a park.
The MP was reported missing in Anambra in the southeast of the country, while the government accused the separatist forces of carrying out actions which include killings and kidnappings.
Northeastern Nigeria is also the main refuge of the Igbo group, which has made efforts to secede from the rest of Nigeria, and these calls and efforts have also been supported by the Biafra Indigenous People (PIB) group.
Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker from the Anambra state assembly and his aide have been missing since May 15, while his head was found Saturday in a park in a southern local government area in Nnewi, Tochukwu Ikenga reported police spokesman in Anambra.
“The legislator was killed. His head was found on a street in Nnobi. “No suspect has been caught yet,” the police statement said.