In his continued efforts to show empathy on the unfortunate killing of five soldiers by unknown gunmen at Obikabia Junction, Obingwa Local Government Area on the 30th May, 2024, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Sunday visited the Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Country home of Cpl Lucky Ikechukwu Ikpeama, one of the soldiers killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Obikabia Junction, Obingwa Local Government Area.
Governor Otti who hails from the same village, Nvosi, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area, as Late Cpl Ikpeama reiterated his promise that the State Government will take up the responsibility of training the children of the slain soldiers on scholarship up to university level and commiserated with them over the tragic loss.
The deceased, one of the five soldiers ambushed and killed by the gunmen at his duty post, left behind a young wife with about four-month-old baby, and an aged mother.
The Governor was received on arrival by the uncle of the deceased soldier, who informed him that the family has slated Thursday, June 13, 2024 for the soldier’s burial, having applied and consequently granted approval by the army authorities to bury the corpse.
