The governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has directed security operatives to smoke out and bring to justice the gunmen who killed two Chinese miners and a police officer in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the State.
Recall that the victims were ambushed on Friday while en route to a mining site in the Agukwu-Amaya, Ndundu Community.
The governor in a statement issued by his spokesman, Ferdinand Ekeoma, condemned the attack.
He said: “Governor Otti is enraged that the perpetrators of the dastardly act could unleash such an unprovoked attack on innocent persons, assuring that his government would provide the necessary support to security agents to ensure that the killers don’t go scot-free”.
Otti said that beyond creating the enabling environment for businesses and other economic activities to thrive, his administration has ensured that lives and properties are protected through the provision of the necessary support to security agencies in the state.
He also promised to intensify security cooperation with states that share boundaries with Abia to build a formidable security architecture “that would ensure that criminals don’t stray into Abia from such states for the purpose of committing crimes on Abia soil, as was the case in this situation.”
However, Otti condoled with the Nigerian Police Force, the Chinese Embassy, and the families of the victims, praying for the repose of their souls.