Gov. Otti condemns LP chieftain’s killing in Abia, orders probe
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has condemned the killing of Labour Party chieftain, Mr. Maduka Zakari.
The 70-year-old LP chieftain was beheaded on Wednesday, September 13, in Uturu, Isuikwuato LGA of the state by yet-to-be-identified assailants.
It was gathered that he was shot in the dead at a drinking joint in the Amelechi Akpukpa community and dragged on the floor before he was finally beheaded with his head taken away.
Reacting to the gruesome killing, Otti, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor, Media, and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Friday, described the murder of Zakari who was beheaded by his killers as insane, barbaric, and vicious.
He, therefore, called on security agents from different security agencies to ensure that those who were involved in the killing, directly or indirectly are brought to justice and made to pay heavily for their ungodly action.
The governor expressed sadness that the Late Zakari who distinguished himself during the last general election as the Labour Party campaign manager in Uturu.
He promised that the government would stand by his family and give them all the necessary support required as they deal with this sad loss.
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