President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, to investigate the killing of Ignatius Asor, the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa, and three others in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) invaded Obudi Agwa in the Oguta Council Area of the state on Monday and killed the monarch, his two chiefs and a yet-to-be-identified resident. The police say the third person killed was a member of a vigilante group in the area.
The slain monarch had allowed the terror group inside his palace after they disguised as people in distress who had come to report an emergency situation to the royal father.
In a statement on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the president condemned the killings, describing them as “heinous.”
“The president directs security agencies in the state to thoroughly investigate the dastardly act and ensure that the perpetrators…
