From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Governor Yahaya Bello
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has urged residents of Kabba to remain calm over the Saturday killing of a motorcycle rider by a police officer and the burning of Old Police Barracks in Kabba as he has directed full investigation into the unfortunate incident.
It would be recalled that there was pandemonium in Kabba town, following last Saturday incident when
angry youths stormed the streets as a result of the alleged killing of a young motorcycle rider by security operatives.
The angry youths were also said to have burnt the old Kabba Police Barracks following the incident.
Reacting to development, Governor Yahaya Bello called on the youths in Kabba to remain calm and allow investigation into the matter for necessary action.
The governor described the incident as unfortunate and warned the people to desist from any action capable of truncating the sustained peace and stability across the state.
Bello indicated that the government and the security authorities would not tolerate any act of recklessness capable of disrupting the hard earned peace in the state.
He noted that the circumstances of the killing of the cyclist will be unraveled and the culprit made to face the full wrath of the law.
He therefore, directed that the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command investigate and punish the police officer involved in the alleged killing of the defenceless young man.
