The Anambra State Police Command has located the abandoned vehicle of Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly representing Onitsha North Constituency. Azuka was abducted on Tuesday night by unidentified gunmen along Ugwunapampa Road, Onitsha, while returning home for the Christmas holidays.
Police spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the discovery in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that officers attached to the Inland Town Division recovered the vehicle as part of an ongoing rescue mission.
Ikenga said, “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 abandoned vehicle was sighted at Upper Iweka Road by the rescue team. The Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, has charged the deployed team to intensify efforts for the possible rescue of the Honourable member. Further developments will be communicated.”
