Security
THE Police Command in Anambra says it has recovered the vehicle belonging to the kidnapped lawmaker, representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the House of Assembly, Mr Justice Azuka.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the recovery 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.
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. (NAN)
A.I
Dec. 26, 2024
Tags: Mr Justice Azuka. Mr Nnaghe Itam SP Tochukwu Ikenga
