The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed  recovery of the decomposing body of an Anambra House of Assembly Labour Party lawmaker (Onitsha North constituency),  Mr 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.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls  that the lawmaker was allegedly kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen while returning home at Ugwunapampa road, Inland Town in Onitsha, on Dec. 24, 2024.

According to Ikenga, the Joint Security team,  comprising  Police and the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) 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)