Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State governor, has promised a reward of N20 million to anyone with useful information on the killers of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
The governor made the pledge on Friday, July 27, 2018, hours after Mr. Sunny Ejiagwu, the APC chairman in Ideato North Local Government Area, was killed by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins.
Mr. Ejiagwu was murdered, four days after he was elected as the APC Chairman in the LGA, along the Orlu-Akokwa Road on his way home after attending a meeting at the APC Secretariat in Owerri, the state capital.
Andrew Enwerem, the spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, said the police have launched an investigation into the killing.
Meanwhile, Daniel Nwafor, the Imo State APC Chairman, has condemned the killing, describing it as unfortunate and unwarranted.
Mr. Nwafor told reporters at the party’s state secretariat that the murder was capable of causing political chaos in the state.
He called on the security agencies to urgently launch a manhunt for the perpetrators of the act.
He recalled that the deceased had raised fears over his safety on Thursday during one of their meetings, decrying the volatile nature of his local government.
Mr Nwafor, however, called on party supporters in the state to remain calm as the security agencies work to ensure the perpetrators were brought to justice.
