The police in Anambra State has recovered the vehicle of the Anambra State lawmaker, Justice Azuka who was kidnapped on Tuesday, December 24, in Onitsha.
The lawmaker who reportedly kidnapped by some unknown gunmen while returning home for the 2024 Christmas celebration.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesperson for the police in Anambra State Tochukwu Ikenga said Azuka’s abandoned verhicle was recovered during a rescue operation by the police.
He said while Azuka’s whereabouts remain unknown, police officers attached to the Inland Town Division are working around the clock to rescue the lawmaker.
The police spokesperson 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,” Ikenga stated.