The police warned any persons or groups intending to scuttle the relative peace enjoyed in the state to rethink such an idea.
“One of the policemen paid the supreme price while two of the gunmen were neutralised.”
The assurance was given during a visit of the new REC, Ike Uzochukwu, to the Abia commissioner of police, Mustapha Bala, on Tuesday in Umuahia
The command’s spokesperson, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Umuahia on Wednesday.
The suspect was said to have been electrocuted in the early hours of Friday while cutting two cables linked to a transformer.
The police command in Abia has confirmed the killing of two businessmen by gunmen in Aba.
Zonal commander of Aba Fire Service, Belenta Belenta, told journalists that over five trucks were destroyed by the fire caused by an explosion.
In response to if ransom was paid, a police spokesperson said: “I can only confirm to you that they have been freed this evening. I don’t have the details for now.”
The church is seeking donations from its members to “arrest the situation for the safety of our Prelate and other abductees”.
“I am not happy about his death. I would have loved it if he was alive to repent, but this should be a lesson to others out there.”
