The Anambra State Police Command has intensified efforts to locate Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, who was abducted by gunmen on December 24.
Azuka was kidnapped along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha North Local Government Area at around 9:20 pm. The police have since recovered the lawmaker’s vehicle, which was abandoned by the kidnappers during the ongoing rescue operation.
In an update on the situation, the Command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that police operatives from the Inland Town Division retrieved the vehicle, which was found at Upper Iweka Road.
Despite the recovery of the vehicle, the whereabouts of the lawmaker remain unknown, and the kidnappers have yet to make contact with his family.
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Ikenga stated, “Following an intense ongoing operation, police operatives attached to the Inland Town Division have recovered the vehicle of Honourable Justice Azuka, representing Onitsha North Constituency, who was kidnapped on December 24, 2024, at 9:20 pm while returning home along Ugwunapampa Road, Onitsha.”
The Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered the team to step up efforts to rescue the lawmaker. “The Commissioner of Police has charged the deployed team to intensify efforts for the possible rescue of the Honourable member,” Ikenga added.
Further updates on the situation will be provided as they develop.
