GOVERNOR UMAHI CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF POLICEMEN BY DARE DEVIL ROBBERS AT EZZAMGBO, CONSOLES BEREAVED FAMILY MEMBERS
Otu Obiahu, AJM NEWS
The governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi has condemned the attack by armed bandits on police officers escorting a Bullion Van at Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, which claimed the lives of four policemen and a nearby Welder on Wednesday.
The governor expressed his sympathy towards the families of the dead servicemen and the Nigeria Police, as he also vowed that the armed bandits can never go unpunished.
His words: “It’s with great sadness that I received the news of the death of our dear servicemen who died on Wednesday while serving our dear country, escorting a Bullion Van from Enugu to Ebonyi; which the culprits will never go unpunished.
“I heartily commiserate with the family of the deceased police officers and the Nigeria Police in general, praying that God grants them the fortitude to bear this colossal loss”.
Governor Umahi further assured Ebonyians and visitors within the state that their security is guaranteed and therefore should not panic, adding that the state’s Police Command is already giving all efforts, harnessing all available intelligence to bring the culprits to book as they have tightened the boundaries against the entrance of criminal elements.
It is of note that the state government is currently embarking on the construction of a flyover at the popular Ezzamgbo Junction, where the robbery attack took place.
The purpose of the ongoing flyover construction at the junction is to end the frequent gridlock and accidents witnessed at the very junction.
The armed bandits, however used the opportunity of the ongoing construction, which has affected free vehicular movement, to carry out their attack on the Bullion Van and police escort.
It was gathered that the armed robbers trailed the Bullion Van all the way from Enugu with some of them stationed at the Ezzamgbo junction.
The criminals opened fire on the policemen when their vehicle and the Bullion Van slowed down at the junction, gunning down four of the officers, and deflated the tyres of the Bullion Van with bullets, though the driver of the Bullion Van narrowly escaped with the Van on punctured tyres.
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