Police in Anambra State have arrested a 26-year-old man, Mr Ugochukwu Uzor, who is alleged to have been involved in the killing of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka.
Hon. Azuka was kidnapped last year on the eve of Christmas while on a vacation in Onitsha. He was later found dead in February at the foot of the Second Niger Bridge, despite rumours that ransom had been paid.
However, police in Anambra, in a press release signed by their spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made available to journalists, said the arrested Ugochukwu was involved in the killing and has a long history of violent offences.
The police statement read: \u201cHe revealed his involvement in the abduction and subsequent murder of Hon. Azuka Justice, a distinguished member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, on December 24, 2024.
\u201cUzor, who is known for his violent criminal activities, was found to have a large tattoo on his body with the inscriptions \u2018No Forgiveness\u2019 + \u2018No Mercy,\u2019 a disturbing reminder of the hardened nature of his criminal mindset.
\u201cUpon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being the leader of several criminal gangs operating across Anambra and neighbouring states.\u201d
On how the alleged notorious criminal was arrested, police said: \u201cAnambra State Police, through operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, successfully arrested the notorious and heavily injured armed robber during a major offensive operation in Ogbaru Local Government Area on December 8, 2025.
\u201cThe suspect, identified as Ugochukwu Uzor, a 26-year-old male, is a dangerous criminal with a long history of violent offences. He was apprehended in Iyiowa Odekpe, Ogbaru LGA, after a fierce confrontation with the police operatives. During the operation, one locally made Beretta pistol and eleven live ammunition rounds were recovered.\u201d
The command described the arrest of Ugochukwu Uzor as a significant breakthrough in the fight against violent crime and said it would assist further investigations to dismantle criminal syndicates operating within the state.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police in Anambra State have arrested a 26-year-old man, Mr Ugochukwu Uzor, who is alleged to have been involved in the killing of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. Hon. Azuka was kidnapped last year on the eve of Christmas while on a vacation in Onitsha. He was later […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n