Sunday, May 12, 2024 -Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state has placed a N10m bounty on the gunmen who killed two police officers and three members of the neighbourhood watch on May 7, during a crisis that erupted in Iggah community, Uzo-Uwani LGA of the state.
Speaking to journalists after a security
council meeting at the government house on Saturday, May 11, Mbah said the
state would go after the culprits with every resource at its disposal.
The Enugu state Governor said available
information pointed to men of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), and he also
urged members of the public to be on the lookout for the criminals and the
exhibits, and report same to security agencies.
He said;
“We just rounded off our security council
meeting where we discussed, among other things, about the gruesome killing of
our policemen, men of the Enugu state police command, by criminals suspected to
be members of the ESN.
“Let me say this. This bestial and
cold-blooded action cannot be condoned in Enugu state. I have given my
directives to the security agencies that there must be no hiding place for
these criminals in Enugu state. We must use everything necessary to hunt down,
arrest, and bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous crime.
“We have also placed a bounty of N10 million as a reward to anyone, who would
have any useful information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals.
So, I enjoin members of the public to, please, come forward, or call the police
and other security agencies with any useful information that could lead to the
arrest of these criminals.
“We do not have room to accommodate these
people, these vagabonds, and these miscreants in our state. We are going to do
everything necessary to ensure that the ultimate sacrifice made by our valiant
policemen does not go in vain.”
Mbah also said the government would provide
the necessary support to the bereaved families. He added;
“Let me just also add that those who murder
our policemen or indeed any member of our security agencies may assume that
they have triumphed in their evil acts. Let me inform them that we are going to
come after them with everything we have.
“We are going to deploy all the necessary
technology, all the necessary forces within our powers to track them, capture
them and defeat them. Enugu State and indeed with the support of the
security agencies, we are going to make
life uncomfortable for those who do not want to live in a decent society.”
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