Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has promised to give N20 million to anyone with useful information on the killers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, chairman in Ideato-North local government area, Sunny Ejiagwu.
Ejiagwu was killed along Akokwa Road in the Ideato North local government area of the state on Friday. .
His remains had since been deposited a mortuary.
But speaking during a visit of political and community leaders of Ideato-North to formally report the incident to him, Governor Okorocha, in Owerri, declared that N20 million would be given to anyone with useful information.
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His words: “I’m here placing a prize tag that whoever can give any useful information as to the killers of Chief Ejeagwu, this government will release the sum of N20m immediately just to make sure we arrest whoever killed this innocent soul.”
The governor said the killing was obviously not a case of robbery but assassination.
He called on security operatives in the state to ensure the arrest of the killers.
“This is painful and Ohanaeze has no reason to die now. He has just been elected the Chairman of APC, Ideato-North, and he is one that is loved by all. But for someone to have gone to take his life, we condemn it in its entirety,” the governor said.
