Decomposing body of kidnapped Anambra assembly member found on 2nd Niger bridge

The lawmaker was kidnapped by suspected gunmen while returning home at Ugwunapampa Road, Inland Town in Onitsha, on December 24, 2024.

News Agency of Nigeria • February 6, 2025

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The police command in Anambra State said it recovered the decomposing body of an Anambra House of Assembly Labour Party lawmaker (Onitsha North constituency), Justice Azuka.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Onitsha.

He said the lawmaker’s body was found on the Second Niger Bridge.

The lawmaker was allegedly kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen while returning home at Ugwunapampa Road, Inland Town in Onitsha, on December 24, 2024.

According to Mr Ikenga, the joint security team, comprising the police and the Anambra Vigilance Group 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 operation is ongoing for possible arrests of the perpetrators,” he said.

(NAN)

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