Anambra State has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, whose decomposing body was discovered at the 2nd Niger Bridge by a combined security team.
It should be recalled that gunmen abducted Hon. Azuka, the representative of Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
The lawmaker was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint while returning home along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha, in a swift operation that lasted less than five minutes.
Authorities have confirmed the arrest of suspects linked to the abduction and killing of the lawmaker.
It was also gathered that it was when the kidnappers were arrested that they took the security officials to where theh dumbed the body.
According to a security source, “We have arrested the culprits who kidnapped and killed him. They were apprehended late last night (Wednesday) and later led security operatives to where they dumped his corpse.”
The tragic killing of the sitting lawmaker highlights the escalating security crisis in Anambra State.
