The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed recovery of the decomposing body of an Anambra House of Assembly Labour Party lawmaker (Onitsha North constituency), Mr Justice Azuka.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday – today, February 6 – in Onitsha.
He said the lawmaker’s body was found on the Second Niger Bridge.
Hon. Azuka was reportedly kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen while returning home at Ugwunabamkpa road, Inland Town in Onitsha, on Dec. 24, 2024.
According to Ikenga, the Joint Security team, comprising Police and the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) Operatives on a mission to rescue the lawmaker, regrettably found his lifeless body in the early hours of today, at the Second Niger Bridge.
“As soon as I get more details, I will keep you updated, as the joint security team has taken over the scene, and an operation is ongoing for possible arrest of the perpetrators,” he said.
