The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has expressed sadness over the news of the beheading of a couple in Bende Local Government Area of the state.
The victims, Mr Jacob Udo, and his wife, Comfort, were murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants.
Otti, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Njuko Ukoha, on Friday, said he was personally pained by such a criminal and dastardly act.
The governor directed security agencies in the state to thoroughly investigate and bring the culprits to book.
He has also directed government officials to see how the dependants of deceased couple can be assisted in the interim.
The statement read, “On behalf of the government of Abia State, I commiserate with the family of the victims and assure them that the government is working round the clock to bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime to justice.”
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