Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday summoned an emergency meeting with all heads of security agencies in the State.
This follows the murder of a Roman Catholic Priest in the State by gunmen.
DAILY POST reports that angered by the development, other priests stormed the Enugu State Government House, as well as the State Police Command to register their displeasure.
Meanwhile, according to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, the meeting summoned by the Governor held at the Government House, Enugu.
All heads of security agencies in the State attended the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, also attended by Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), representative of the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rev. Fr. Dr. Nnamdi Nwankwo, among others, the State Commissioner of Police, Suleiman Balarabe, stated that they “condemned in totality the dastardly act and we all prayed that his soul rest in peace”, adding that the governor mandated the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous act.
Balarabe disclosed that the state government resolved to have air surveillance in all the flashpoint areas, stressing that the exercise will commence on Monday, August 5.
The police commissioner added that the meeting resolved that the security architecture of the affected areas will be reviewed with immediate effect.
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