Abia Governor Alex Otti has revealed that ransoms paid for kidnapped victims were always dropped off around the Umuchieze Cattle Market in Lokpanta of Umunneochi Local Government Area.

Abia Governor Alex Otti has revealed that ransoms paid for kidnapped victims were always dropped off around the Umuchieze Cattle Market in Lokpanta of Umunneochi Local Government Area. 

In less than 48 hours, over 80 dead bodies and 20 headless decomposing bodies were recovered. The governor expressed the state government's resolve to rid Abia of all forms of crime and stated that the government would neither condone nor support insecurity in any form. 

Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the people involved in the crime and informed the decision to change the cattle market into a general market. 

The state government has taken steps to secure the market by fencing it and issuing a directive to be a non-residential daily market.