Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the killing of five soldiers in Aba to N30 million.
This development comes after a US-based Abia indigene donated an additional N5 million to the initial N25 million bounty.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, during a visit from the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hasan Abubakar, Governor Otti announced the upgraded bounty, expressing determination to apprehend the perpetrators.
He acknowledged the collaboration with security agencies to prevent similar incidents and ensure the state’s safety.
The governor said that the increase in the bounty was necessary by an addition of N5 million by an indigene of the state based in the U.S.A.
“Interestingly, the government has placed a bounty of N25 million and just yesterday, an Abia son, who also comes from Obingwa and lives in the United States, sent us N5 million to upgrade the bounty to N30 million.
“So I am happy to announce that the bounty has just been upgraded to N30 million, to encourage anyone that will have useful information that will lead to the apprehension of the criminals,” he said.
Otti added that the state government had also started working with the security agencies to ensure that such incidents do not happen again in the state.
He said that the government had been working round the clock to ensure that the state remained safe and secure.
The governor said, “We also want to thank the intelligence service of the DSS, as they dispatched quite some people here to help us to unravel this case.
“We are very single-minded about it. We must fish them out and ensure that they get the message that this place is a no-go area for terrorists, killers, kidnappers and other criminals.”
