The state administration, members of the Labour Party, family members, and well-wishers wept as Justice Azuka, the member of the Anambra State House of Assembly for the Onitsha North 1 Constituency, was laid to rest.
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the most recent general election, and other party members attend the burial service of the deceased Labour Party member.
The Vicar-in-charge of Onitsha, Very Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Okafor, gave the sermon during the burial mass. He stated that God is the one who bestows life and that only He has the authority to remove it.
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“I am here as the Governor of Anambra State. What happened was an abomination
“It is still difficult for to believe it happened. Justice Azuka and I worked together. He supported the government. We are sad but we are saying that it will not happen again in this state.
“I want to use this opportunity to clear some misconceptions and rumors that sound like truth being peddled around the state and beyond that the kidnappers of Azuka withdrew N100 million from his account before the killed him. That information was wrong, is not true. Immediately we got the information that he was kidnapped, we ensured that we blocked his account.
“We are sad that Hon. Azuka died the way he did. It’s most painful but it has happened. The consolation there is that literally all the people involved in his death are with us in the custody.
“They murdered Justice, and we will give them Justice, no two ways about it.
“We are so shocked the way to youths of these days are taking human lives.
“Many people have in the past been kidnapped and ransoms were paid, and they were released. But youths of these day kidnap and kill their victims even when they have collected ransom.
“We must condemn what they are doing, and it must stop, we will not allow them to continue the wickedness.
“Some people are condemning the security outfit we set up and even calling me names but we don’t care about what they are saying.
“Anambra must be secured to be the most secured state in Nigeria. The people condemning the Agunechemba security are the people who celebrate those working with kidnappers and armed robbers who terrorist us.
“We are not against traditional worship because there is freedom of religion in our constitution. But if you are preparing charms and doing another fetish things to protect kidnappers and armed robbers, we will never allow you to operate here.
“The kidnappers have crossed the line, and we are after them now.
“I must doff my heart for the Asagba of Asagba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge who has responded to what we are doing in Anambra State.
“Immediately he discovered that these criminals we are chasing out from Anambra are moving into Asaba, he read his own riot act to them that Asaba will not accommodate them, and he has set machinery in motion to check crime in Asaba.
“That is what a good traditional ruler should do. I want our Anambra traditional rulers to emulate him.”
IREPORT247NEW reported the incident which occurred on December 24, 2024 that a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, was abducted by gunmen along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha, Anambra State.
According to Ikenga Tochukwu, the state police spokesperson,He mentioned that while travelling home for the Christmas celebrations, the legislator, who represents the Onitsha North constituency, was ambushed by armed men along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Read moreA lawmaker from Anambra is abducted by gunmen on Christmas Eve. – ireport247news
The dead body of Justice Azuka, who represents the Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, was discovered by security personnel close to the Second Niger Bridge.
Tochukwu Ikenga, who verified the discovery on Thursday said, a combined security squad discovered the decaying body while on a routine patrol.
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