Injured Soldier Has Been Arrested After Visiting Gov. Alex Otti – Abia

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The Abia State Government has said that its attention has been drawn to the arrest of a personnel of the Nigerian Army, Staff Sergeant Amoke Simon. Recall that Simon was received and promised medical support by Governor Alex Otti a few days ago, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to a press statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor (Media and Publicity), Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, the said personnel once served in Abia and sustained an injury while serving after leaving the state, hence why an NGO brought him to the governor for medical assistance.

He added that Gov. Otti’s promise of support to the Army personnel was purely on compassionate grounds, in line with the administration’s altruistic disposition.

His words, “For example, just recently, the government extended financial support to the family of a naval personnel who lost her life in an auto crash around the Osisioma Flyover, Aba.

Also, financial support was recently extended to the family of an immigration officer who was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife in Umuahia.

Just a few days ago, eight personnel of the Nigerian Army who were involved in an auto crash were discharged from the hospital following the completion of their treatment, which included delicate surgeries sponsored by the state government.

All these cases and many others too numerous to list here were thoroughly investigated before financial support was extended to the affected persons, because the government is not Father Christmas.

Since it is outside the scope of the state government to investigate cases of corruption, the government is in full support of every legitimate action being taken by the Nigerian Army to discipline these erring personnel and ensure that justice is served to the fullest.

The government shall continue to offer financial, medical and other humanitarian support to victims of all kinds of misfortune, where and when necessary, notwithstanding the controversies surrounding Sergeant Amoke’s case.”

WOW.