Governor places N10m bounty on policemen’s killers in Enugu

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has placed a N10 million bounty on the killers of two policemen in the state.

Governor Mbah, who also promised to fish out the culprits, said the state government would use every resource at its disposal to bring the killers to book.

Mbah announced the reward while briefing newsmen after a State Security Council meeting which also had in attendance the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, among others, at the Government House in Enugu on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Mbah said available security information pointed toward the men of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), who came in several SUVs, among them a black Lexus SUV.

He, therefore, called on members of the public to be on the lookout for the criminals and the exhibits and report the same to security agencies.

The governor said: “We just rounded off our Security Council meeting where we discussed, among other things, about the gruesome killing of our policemen, men of the Enugu State Police Command by criminals suspected to be members of the ESN.

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“Let me say this, this bestial and cold-blooded action cannot be condoned in Enugu State.

“I have given my directives to the security agencies that there must be no hiding place for these criminals in Enugu State.

“We must use everything necessary to hunt down, arrest, and bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous crime.

“We have also placed a bounty of N10 million as a reward to anyone, who would have any useful information that will lead to the arrest of these criminals.”

Governor Mbah enjoined the people of Enugu State to come forward or call the police and other security agencies with any useful information that could lead to the arrest of the criminals.

Mbah added that there was no room to accommodate vagabonds and miscreants in the state.

He said: “We are going to do everything necessary to ensure that the ultimate sacrifice made by our valiant policemen does not go in vain.

“Our condolences go to the bereaved families. I will also ensure that as government, we are going to provide the necessary support to the bereaved families.”

The Star