The Anambra State Police Command has finally arrested the nine suspects who masterminded the evil and wicked act of murdering the Anambra state lawmaker, Hon. Justice Azuka, the Onitsha North Constituency 1 representative in the Anambra State House of Assembly.
Azuka, who was abducted on December 24, 2024, was found dead on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the 2nd Niger Bridge. His decomposing body was recovered by a joint security team comprising the police and the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG).
This was disclosed at a press briefing in Awka, by the Commissioner of Police Nnaghe Obono Itam after confirmation that, the two pump-action guns which was used by these wicked men of underworld, were recovered from the suspects. He also noted that one suspect sustained a gunshot wound during a gunfight with security operatives.
Among those arrested are Ugochukwu Onuorah (30), Ikemefuna Ossai (20), Ikenna Orugu (27), Chibuike Obiefuna (19), and Chinonso Olisa (19). Others include Chinedu Okoli (21), David Ojini (25), and Peter Sunday (20), whom the police described as the most notorious, with a tattoo reading “No Peace 4 the Government” on his chest.
Additionally, police operatives arrested a suspected kidnapper, Chidiebere Nwosu, in Nnewi and neutralized members of his gang responsible for attacking police personnel. CP Itam also disclosed that over 100 criminals have been eliminated, and several criminal camps dismantled across Anambra State.