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Gunmen abduct Anambra lawmaker

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Armed men have abducted the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka.

A close associate of the lawmaker told journalists on Wednesday that he was abducted along the Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha on Tuesday night.

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The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.

He said efforts to rescue the lawmaker are ongoing.

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