Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has described as barbarism and extreme cruelness the recovery of 80 bodies and 20 headless bodies in Abia State.
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State had recently said 80 bodies and 20 headless decomposing bodies were recovered around the cattle market in the State.
Obi, in series of tweets on Thursday, said he read the bone-chilling story coming out of Abia State, where over 80 bodies were reportedly recovered around the cattle market, with about 20 headless decomposing bodies.
“This level of barbarism and extremely cruel acts only reflects how insecure our environment has been.
“It unearths how insecurity has continued to ravage many parts of the country, taking innocent lives and killing the economy. I thank the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, for taking such a bold step against insecurity in the State. This is highly emulatable,” he said.
Obi said he recalled facing a similar situation in 2013 as the Governor of Anambra State, saying he was accompanying President Goodluck Johnathan to an official engagement outside the country when he received the sad report of about 35 decomposing bodies floating on Ezu River, Anambra.
“I had to leave everything to rush back to the State to attend to the situation and ensure that order was restored in the vicinity. Investigation was immediately commenced, with autopsies conducted, before the Federal Government took over the process and asked the State Government to hands off.
“Security of lives and property remains the primary duty of any government and key to any meaningful development we hope to experience as a nation. We must therefore prioritise it. I encourage governments at all levels to make more efforts in combating insecurity in the nation.
CREDIT: PM NEWS
