POLICE operatives attached to the Inland Town Division, Anambra State have recovered the vehicle of the kidnapped state House of Assembly member, Hon Justice Azuka.
Azuka, the member representing Onitsha North State Constituency 1, was on Christmas Eve kidnapped by suspected gunmen while returning to his village for the Christmas celebration.
The incident reportedly took place at Ugwunapampa Road, Onitsha. A separate rescue team was said to have sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road.
Spokesperson of the state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who revealed this, said there has been an ongoing intense operation to rescue him since his kidnap.
He said: “The recovery (of his vehicle) followed an intense ongoing operation by police operatives attached to the Inland Town Division.
“A separate rescue team sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road, and the Commissioner of Police has charged the deployed rescue team to intensify efforts for the possible rescue of the honourable member.”
As of the time of filing this report, it is still unclear if his abductors have reached out to the family for payment of ransom or to free him.
Eighteen-Eleven Media