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Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has given security agencies a 48-hour deadline to identify and apprehend those responsible for the murder of Chief Stephen Aniagu, the leader of the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association. The governor’s directive comes as the community demands justice for the slain chairman.
The governor reiterated his commitment to keeping Enugu State safe, vowing that those responsible for Chief Aniagu’s murder would face justice. He also commended the family and OMMATA for their resilience, acknowledging the immense pain caused by the loss.
The deadly attack that claimed Chief Aniagu’s life unfolded on Saturday evening, with unidentified perpetrators striking on the outskirts of Enugu.
Reacting to the development on Sunday, Mbah said, “My heart grieves over the brutal murder of the Chairman of OMMATA, the late Chief Stephen Aniagu. This is a sad loss, not only to OMATTA as a body, but also to the entire state.
The governor said: “In the meantime, I have directed security agencies in the state to produce his killers within 48 hours. As we have always maintained, and every merchant of death or criminal in the state ought to know by now, that we have demonstrated the capacity to bring them to book.
“We have the will, technology, and resources to pursue, track down, overtake, and defeat such workers of wickedness.
“Therefore, those who committed this atrocity have bitten more than they can chew. They have murdered sleep, hence neither they nor the government and security agencies will sleep until all the perpetrators are captured and justice served in accordance with the law sooner than later.”
Commiserating with Chief Aniagu’s family, community, and OMMATA, the governor noted that the late market leader served his community, the association, and Enugu State creditably.
Governor Mbah expressed solidarity with the bereaved family, reassuring them that they were not alone in their grief. He urged them to find consolation in the lasting impact of Chief Aniagu’s public service and the commitment to bring his killers to justice.
