Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has awarded scholarships to the children of the five soldiers slain in an attack on a checkpoint in Obikabia, Ogbor Hill, Aba.
Otti made this commitment when he paid a condolence visit to the headquarters of the 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West council, to sympathise with the widows of the fallen soldiers.
According to him:
“Let me start by sending out words of sympathy to the Nigerian Army, the Brigade Commander himself and most importantly the families of the five fallen heroes.
“It’s as if General Diya was with me at the last place that we went to where I had promised everybody that was listening to me that we would smoke out whoever is remotely connected to this killing, whoever they are, wherever they are, wherever they run to.”
To help the families of the murdered troops, the Governor announced an automatic university scholarship for the deceased’s children and committed to see that the state House of Assembly legalised the award.
He said that legalising the scholarship for the children of slain soldiers ensures that subsequent administrations continue to pay it.
Speaking earlier, Brigadier General Olusola Diya, commander of 14 Brigade Ohafia, stated that they would not give up in their attempts to apprehend those responsible for the crime, emphasising that they had been gathering intelligence to bring whomever was involved in the massacre to justice.
He said that two Army vehicles were burned, weapons were carried away, and five troops were killed during the raid.
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