By Seyi Babalola
The Senator representing Anambra Central, Dr. Victor Umeh has expressed shock over the death of kidnapped Anambra State House of Assembly member, Justice Azuka.
Azuka represented Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the state House of Assembly.
He was kidnapped on December 24, 2024, and found dead by a team of police and the Anambra Vigilance Group, on Wednesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, had said that the team went to rescue Mr Azuka but found his lifeless body.
In a condolence statement on Friday made available to Daily Sun, Dr. Victor Umeh expressed grief over the death of the Lawmaker.
He described the death as a devastating blow to the late Azuka family, his constituency and Anambra State as a whole.
He also sympathised with the Onitsha people, the Obi of Onitsha, his royal majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, the speaker and members of the Anambra House of Assembly for the loss.
Parts of the statement reads: “While we grieve over this tragic and shocking end for Hon. Justice Azuka, I want to renew my call for all our people to uphold the sanctity of human life and refrain from killing other people under any circumstances.
“We should also know that the security of lives is a collective responsibility of everybody.
“Let us all join in fighting the insecurity that has taken our state from all of us.
“Let us expose any criminal activity and criminals around us to enable us recover our state from these goons.”