Car Of Kidnapped Lawmaker Recovered
A car belonging belonging to Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the Anambra House of Assembly who was kidnapped on Christmas eve has been recovered by the police.
Spokesperson for Anambra Police Command SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the recovery of the car in a statement issued in Onitsha and made available to newsmen on Thursday.
Ikenga stated that the recovery of the vehicle followed an ongoing intensive operation by the command’s operatives attached to the Inland Town Division, Onitsha.
He said that the lawmaker was kidnapped by gunmen at about 9:20 pm on December 24, on his way home on Ugwunabampa Road, Onitsha.
He explained that a rescue team sighted the vehicle abandoned on Upper Iweka Road.
But the lawmaker is still missing.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Nnaghe Itam, had charged the rescue team to intensify efforts for the possible rescue of the lawmaker and arrest of the kidnappers.
