Uche Nwosu, former governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in Imo state, has been seized by gunmen.
Nwosu is the son-in-law of Rochas Okorocha, a senator and former governor of Imo.
He was said to have been picked up on Sunday inside St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Umunwokwe village, Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre LGA of the state.
The incident took place during a thanksgiving service in honour of his late mother, Jemaimah Adaeze Nwosu, who was laid to rest last Wednesday.
We could not immediately confirm if he was seized by security operatives or kidnappers.
Earlier on Sunday, gunmen had abducted Charles Mato, the Sum Pyem and paramount ruler of Gindri in Mangu LGA of Plateau.
Ishaku Takwa, media officer of operation safe haven (OPSH), the military task force maintaining peace in the state, sad the traditional ruler was abducted at his residence.
He said troops of the task force had been mobilised to the area to conduct search and rescue operation.
