Gunmen abduct Anambra lawmaker Justice Azuka returning home for Christmas

Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted a member of the Anambra House of Assembly Justice Azuka along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Mr Azuka, who represents Onitsha North Constituency I in the state assembly, was returning home for Christmas celebration when the hoodlums attacked him.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday evening.

Ikenga said the gunmen abducted the lawmaker at about 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

The spokesperson said police in the state had “activated operational plans for the possible rescue and arrest of the kidnappers of the lawmaker.”