. Reps Deputy Speaker condemns act
By Steve Oko
UMUAHIA – The Abia State Police Command, mentioned it has launched investigation into the alleged beheading of a pair, Mr Jacob Udo and Mrs Consolation Udo, at Isiala Autonomous Neighborhood in Bende Native Authorities Space of the state.
The victims have been reportedly slaughtered Tuesday night time by unidentified assailants who dismembered their our bodies after beheading them of their condominium.
Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chilaka in a assertion Thursday, confirmed the incident and mentioned investigation had commenced to unravel these behind the dastardly act.
She wrote:”Sure, we obtained such report yesterday at Bende Divisional Headquarters. The crime scene has been visited, displays recovered. Our bodies (of the victims have been) deposited on the mortuary, and investigation is ongoing.”
In the meantime, the Deputy Speaker, and member representing Bende federal constituency on the Home of Representatives Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has strongly condemned “the horrific and mindless killing”.
The couple hailed from Itumbuzor, an agrarian group in the identical Bende LGA, however have been residing inside Bende city.
The Deputy Speaker who represents Bende federal constituency, in an announcement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Levinus Nwabughiogu, expressed disgust over the barbaric incident.
“This heinous act of violence is unacceptable and violates the elemental human proper to life”, the assertion learn partially.
The Deputy Speaker mentioned “no trigger or grievance justifies such brutal and inhumane and dastardly act.”
Hon. Kalu condoled with the victims’ households, whereas calling on the state authorities and the regulation enforcement businesses to conduct thorough investigation with the purpose of apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
He, nevertheless, known as for calm and restraints amongst the communities within the constituency, cautioning in opposition to reprisal assaults.
The Deputy Speaker assured that the authorities would do the needful to make sure that the killers are discovered and punished for his or her crime.