From Dom Ekpunobi, Onitsha
ANAMBRA State Governor, Willie Obiano has pledged to offset hospital bills of some Biafra agitators who were injured during the celebration of the 49th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra.
The governor also called for calm over the crisis rocking Nkpor community.
Obiano made the pledge at Nkpor town hall when he came to sympathise with the people of Nkpor on the bloody clash between security operatives and Biafra agitators in which about 50 members were reportedly massacred and scores injured.
“We have compiled the list of the injured in different hospitals where they are hospitalised.”
The governor urged Nkpor people to always ward off undesirable elements who come into the community to tarnish their image.
“I came to sympathise with you for what happened. Before I came in as the governor, people were not sleeping, but now we sleep. Don’t allow strangers to disturb Nkpor.”
Obiano recalled how he deployed diplomacy to evacuate Boko Haram suspects brought into Ekwulobia Prisons and also gave befitting burial to Biafra war heroes.