The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has narrated how the government discovered over 50 decomposed dead bodies, over 20 headless bodies and countless human skeletons all around Lokpanta Cattle Market area of Umunneochi LGA, along the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba Port Harcourt Expressway.

He assured that his government is committed to tackling the issues of insecurity headlong without minding whose ox is gored.

Governor Otti said that prostitution, narcotics trade and other criminal vices around the Lokpanta Cattle Market necessitated the raid of the market as some brothels were recently brought down and there is now calm in Umunneochi.

The Governor, who insisted that the Lokpanta market would become a daily market that would open at 6 am and close at 6 pm would now become a general market as sections would be allotted to the cattle dealers and other businesses too.

He added that his administration is equally fencing the market, all to ensure adequate security.

According to him, the Lokpanta area was notorious for kidnapping and armed robbery, hence the decision of his administration to make the market a daily one.

He further assures that he would root out insecurity in Abia State adding that no government can succeed in the face of insecurity, violence, armed robbery and kidnapping.

He added that his administration is poised to ensure that Abians enjoy a great Christmas this year and maintained that, “This government will not get involved in supporting insecurity. Our devices will be installed in strategic places.”