Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has given security agencies a 48-hour ultimatum to apprehend those responsible for the murder of Chief Stephen Aniagu, Chairman of the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA). Mbah emphasized that under his administration, such severe crimes will not go unpunished.
Mbah also expressed his condolences to Aniagu’s family and the OMMATA community. Aniagu was shot and killed by unidentified assailants on the outskirts of Enugu metropolis on Saturday evening.
In a statement released on Sunday, Mbah said, “My heart grieves over the brutal murder of the Chairman of OMMATA, the late Chief Stephen Aniagu. This is a sad loss, not only to OMATTA as a body but also to the entire state.”
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He continued, “In the meantime, I have directed security agencies in the state to produce his killers within 48 hours. As we have always maintained, and every merchant of death or criminal in the state ought to know by now, that we have demonstrated the capacity to bring them to book. We have the will, technology, and resources to pursue, track down, overtake, and defeat such workers of wickedness.”
Mbah added, “Therefore, those who committed this atrocity have bitten more than they can chew. They have murdered sleep, hence neither they nor the government and security agencies will sleep until all the perpetrators are captured and justice served in accordance with the law sooner than later.”
He reassured the public, saying, “I urge Ndi Enugu to go about their lawful businesses, for the security of lives and property remains our priority as a government. Those who have decided to test our resolve will meet their waterloo like others before them.”
Extending his sympathies to Chief Aniagu’s family, community, and OMMATA, Mbah reflected on Aniagu’s valuable service to his community and the state.
“The Government and people of Enugu State grieve with them. But I urge them to find solace in the service he rendered to our dear state and the fact that his killers will never go scot-free. It is a promise,” he concluded.
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