Kidnapped Anambra lawmaker found dead
A member representing Onitsha-North state constituency in Anambra state House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, who was reportedly kidnapped on the eve of Christmas, has been found dead.
According to reports, the decomposing body of Azuka was discovered on the 2nd Niger Bridge on Thursday in Anambra.
It was gathered that the deceased was heading to celebrate the Yuletide with family members when gunmen abducted him at Ugwunakpamkpa, Inland Town, Onitsha.
However, security operatives who were investigating his kidnap arrested some suspects who took them to where the Labour Party member’s corpse was found.
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The Anambra Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, also confirmed the development, saying, “Our men are recovering the corpse now. And I think they should be on their way now, bringing the corpse here (state police headquarters, Amawbia). We will break the news as soon as the corpse arrives here”, SP Ikenga said
Asked to give details about how the corpse was found, he said, “I want my CP (Commissioner of police) himself to speak on it. Just wait; he will brief the press on it.”
Azuka is the second serving lawmaker in Anambra to be killed in the last two years.
Okey Okoye, popularly known as Okey Di Ok, who hailed from Aguata, the hometown of Governor Charles Soludo, was abducted and beheaded while the roadside abandoned his corpse.
Insecurity has been on the rise in the South East despite efforts of the government and security agencies to check the ugly trend.
Source: Daily Trust
