Cultists Kill 3 Public Servants In Abia

The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three employees of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency in Aba, the commercial hub of the state, on Friday.

Geoffrey Ogbonna,  Police Public Relations Officer in the state,  said the deceased persons were on duty in the area.

Ogbonna added that they were identified as ASEPA staffers who were on duty in the area.

He said, “They were attacked by men suspected to be cultists, but the name of their cult group is not yet known.

“The people who dressed in black outfits inflicted multiple injuries on the victims with machetes, daggers and axes which left Stanley Ejike and two others whose identities were yet-to-be identified dead.

“It was the identity card found on the body of one of them that disclosed that they were ASEPA staff.

“Before police got to the scene, the suspects had escaped, leaving the dead body of their victims which had been deposited in the morgue.

“Investigation into the matter has commenced. People with information that could lead to the arrest of those behind the dastardly act should provide police with other useful information.”