Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Monday visited the various properties destroyed by hoodlums in Aba during the recent hijacked #EndSARS protests across the country.
Governor Ikpeazu described the week-long protest in Aba as a black week noting that the loss incurred in the aftermath of the protest was monumental
He added that he could not ascertain how long it would take to rebuild the damaged facilities expressing the hope that “we will rise from the ashes of the black week.”
While noting that there was no ethnic nationality in the country that was not affected by the destruction claimed that the wanton destruction of properties during the protest was a self-inflicted injury on our national psyche and the fabric that holds us together, stressing that it was an injury to humanity as a whole.
He wondered why such a huge desolation should be inflicted on the society by its own people.
The Governor used the opportunity to restate the commitment of his administration to provide adequate security to all those who reside and do business in the State.
He thanked law enforcement officers in the State for their efforts in quelling the situation as he commiserated with those who lost their loved ones during the crisis including those that lost valuables in course of such unfortunate incident.
The Governor who was accompanied on the inspection visit by heads of military, police and other security formations.
ABIA ONLINE gathered that areas inspected by the Governor were Zone 6 Annex of the Nigerian Police Force, Umuogba Road, Abia State Fire Service Aba, Ministry of Agriculture Aba Zonal office, Aba South Town Planning Authority, Aba South Town Hall, Primary Health Care Department, Board of Internal Revenue office, Aba South Local Government Secretariat, Aba High Court, First Bank Nigeria plc on Mosque Road as well as the Onions market at Uratta Road where property worth billions of Naira were destroyed, among others.
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