Anambra State political family Thursday came face to face with the grim reality of the death of kidnapped House of Assembly member Justice Azuka.
Hon. Azuka representing Onitsha 1 North Constituency was abducted on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at gun point, his vehicle was recovered by the police on December 26 by the police. But the hope of him returning home was dashed when his corpse was discovered at the 2nd Niger Bridge.
LP House of Representatives Caucus leader and member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra state, Hon Afam Victor Ogene, in a statement on Thursday, described the incident as “Horrible, heart-rending and a big blow to the Labour Party and the legislature.”
“How do you explain this act of wickedness? How do you comfort Hon. Azuka’s young wife that her husband would no longer return home? What do you tell the children when they grow up. This is very sad. It is condemnable and government has to truly take more decisive action to prevent this kind of destruction of life and the future of many by a few individuals who are currently laying siege on the people of Anambra state,” Hon. Ogene said in a statement.
“As I said in my earlier statement on the kidnap of the late lawmaker, the level of carnage going on in Anambra on a daily basis is heart-rending. People live in fear as a result of the growing insecurity. The rate of bloodletting, kidnappings and other violent crimes in the state is fast turning the state into a killing field. And this is not an exaggeration. The crime that is reported in the state is just a tiny fraction of the horrendous insecurity reality in Anambra. That’s the brutal truth”.
