Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- Some armed persons, who claimed to be Biafra agitators, have abducted a former member of the Imo State House of Assembly, Ngozi Ogbu, in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east.

Mr Ogbu, who also represented Okigwe State Constituency in the assembly, was abducted at Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State on 7 September, sources said.

The former lawmaker was seen in a video clip, reportedly released on Saturday, appealing to the Imo State Government to withdraw security operatives from an area known as White House in Okigwe Local Government Area.

Mr Ogbu was seen in the clip seated on the ground and bare-chested while an armed person stood beside him in a forest.

In the now viral clip, seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the armed m...