•••POLICE ARREST CULPRITS
Kamsi Anayo, Awka
The kidnappers of the member of the Anambra State House of Assembly representing Onitsha North Constituency 1, Hon Justice Azuka have murdered him.
The killers dumped the lawmaker body at the 2nd Niger Bridge on Wednesday night.
The decomposing body of Hon Azuka, was found a combined team of Security operatives at 2nd Niger Bridge last night.
The Network gathered that a crack team of police operatives from the Force Headquarters have arrested those behind the heinous crime.
The Network gathered that the kidnappers who were arrested took the police the place where the corpse of the lawmaker was found.
Hon. Azuka was kidnapped at 9.20 p.m on Dec. 24, 2024 along the Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha North Local Government Area of the state.
The lawmaker, who is of the Labour Party, just recently regained his mandate as a lawmaker after the court recently affirmed him as the winner of the 2023 election in the constituency.
It would be recalled that another lawmaker in the state who represented the Aguata Constituency I in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Okechukwu Okoye was similary abducted by unidentified gunmen on May 21 2022.
The Lawmaker’s head was, however, later found where it was mounted somewhere in Amichi, by the gunmen who beheaded him six days after his abduction.
The lawmaker was killed alongside his aide, Cyril Chiegboka, who was abducted together with him along Aguluzigbo Road in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Spokesman Anambra State Police Police confirmed the death of Hon Azuka in a statement on Thursday.
“In the early hours of today, 6/2/2025 at the second niger bridge, the Joint Security team comprising of Police and AVG Operatives on a mission to rescue abducted Hon. Azuka, Honourable State House of Assembly member representing Onitsha North, regrettably found his lifeless body at the scene.”
“As soon as I get more details, I will keep you updated, as the joint security team have taken over the scene and operation is ongoing for the possible arrest of the suspects involved, please .” He said
