Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has expressed sadness over a security breach in the state, resulting to the killing of two Chinese miners and their police escort at a mining site located at Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area.
He gave “a strong directive” for security agencies to launch immediate manhunt to apprehend the suspected killers and bring them to book.
Otti’s reaction to the “dastardly and unprovoked” killings was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Mesia and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, available to journalists, Sunday.
In a related reaction, the Senate Committee Chairman on South East Development Commission (SEDC) and senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on the Inspector General of Police and Abia State Government to ensure an immediate arrest of the killers of two Chinese nationals and a police inspector in the state
Kalu, in a signed statement issued from his media office on Sunday condemned the unfortunate attacks and killings of the Chinese expatriates including a policeman.