Otti Gives Scholarship To Children Of Police Officers Killed In Abia

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has condemned the killing of two police officers at Opobo junction, Aba, on the evening of last Friday by unknown gunmen.

The attack is coming almost a month after some soldiers were killed by criminals at Obikabia junction, which is less than a kilometer away from Opobo junction.

The governor in a statement on Saturday also awarded scholarship up to university level to all the children of the two slain officers and assured them that the Abia state government would be supporting the families for their upkeep.

He commiserated with the families of the deceased officers, assuring that his government will continue to stand in solidarity with the police and other security agencies in the state to ensure that they discharge their duties without fear.

Otti said, “Without doubt, these atrocious and reckless violent onslaughts against security agents in the state bear the imprimatur of a well sponsored act of terror geared towards spreading fear and confusion in the state, with a view to derailing the generally acclaimed progress being recorded in the state by the present government.

“Our message is that, severe consequences await all perpetrators and enablers of terror in Abia State.

“Having swung into action and apprehended some of the criminals directly involved in the killing of the five soldiers at Obikabia while investigation is still on-going to identify their allies and sponsors, our government will deploy the same energy and resources to ensure that those responsible for this latest killing are brought to justice.”

The governor reassured the people of Abia that the same courage and commitment with which his government destroyed the criminal architecture erected by kidnappers and other criminals at Lokpanta in Umunneochi, and restored peace there, will be replicated to get rid of those behind the recent attacks in Aba.