Peter Obi Reacts As Alex Otti’s Govt Allegedly Uncovers 70 Corpses, Skeleton, Headless Bodies In Abia

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reacted after the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, revealed 50 decomposing corpses, including 20 headless bodies, as well as countless skeletons, were discovered by security operatives during a raid of the forest around the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

Naija News reported that Otti disclosed this during his monthly media chat tagged “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”, held in Government House, Umuahia, on Sunday night.

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

In a statement via X on Thursday, Peter Obi recalled how he faced a similar situation in Anambra State, stressing that the security of lives and properties remains the primary responsibility of any government.

The former Governor of Anambra State commended Alex Otti for taking a bold step against insecurity in the State.

He said, “I read the bone-chilling story coming out of Abia State, where over 80 bodies were reportedly recovered around the cattle market, with about 20 headless decomposing bodies. This level of barbarism and extremely cruel acts only reflects how insecure our environment has been.

“It unearths how insecurity has continued to ravage many parts of the country, taking innocent lives and killing the economy. I thank the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, for taking such a bold step against insecurity in the State. This is highly emulatable.

“I recall facing a similar situation in 2013 as the Governor of Anambra State. I was accompanying President Goodluck Johnathan to an official engagement outside the country when I received the sad report of about 35 decomposing bodies floating on Ezu River, Anambra.

“I had to leave everything to rush back to the State to attend to the situation and ensure that order was restored in the vicinity. Investigation was immediately commenced, with autopsies conducted, before the Federal Government took over the process and asked the State Government to hands off. Security of lives and property remains the primary duty of any government and key to any meaningful development we hope to experience as a nation. We must, therefore, prioritise it. I encourage governments at all levels to make more efforts in combating insecurity in the nation.”