By BARBARA KALU, Aba –
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has placed a N25m bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state.
It would be recalled that gunmen on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, and also burnt the unit as well as a patrol van parked in the unit.
The governor, while reacting to the incident in a statement on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Culture Okey Kanu, condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident.
He described the incident as unfortunate and prayed for the repose of the souls of the gallant soldiers who died on active duty.
“To underscore its resolve, the State Government is offering a N25 million (Twenty-five Million Naira) reward to anyone with useful information that could lead to the location and arrest of any of the criminals connected to the unfortunate killings, and the subsequent state of apprehension across the city of Aba and environs.
“The security formations in the State have been directed to treat informants with all the confidentiality required to guarantee their full cooperation and assistance until the criminals are fully apprehended and brought to book”, he said.
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