Governor of Abia, Alex Otti, has condemned the killing of two police officers during an attack on the convoy of the Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Trade and Investment, Dr Chimezie Ukaegbu in Aba Wednesday as well as alleged police reprisal attack on innocent persons.
Governor Otti said his government views the attack on the innocent police officers by yet-to-be identified gunmen as “cruel, unjust and highly provocative” and should be condemned by all men and women of good conscience.
He however commiserated with the families of the Police officers who lost their lives to the incident.
In a pess release by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Otti assured that his government would do everything within its powers to ensure that the killers of the police officers and their sponsors are brought to justice while those security officers who took laws into their hands will also be brought to book.
The governor also promised to ensure that adequate compensation is paid to the families of the slain officers and to the innocent citizens who were brutalised and their properties destroyed.
Otti therefore called on Abians to go about their legitimate businesses without fear, assuring them that his government would continue to place priority on the welfare and security of all Abians.
It be recalled that late Wednesday in SAMEC area of Aba, unknown gunmen had attacked the Commissioner’s convoy while on his legitimate duty, where the two police officers lost their lives and others wounded.
Following the development, the police in Aba was alleged to have on Thursday embarked on reprisal attack on people in the area.
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