Former Senate Minority Leader and senator representing Abia South Senatorial district, Enyinnaya Abaribe has dismissed as blatant falsehood reports of his purported humiliation by soldiers at an Army checkpoint in Obingwa.

In a statement on Sunday by his media aide, Uchenna Awom, the senator urged members of the public to discountenance the misleading reports.

Instead, he hailed the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for being professional in their engagement with the civil populace.

DAILY POST recalls that tension has continued to build across the state for a possible reprisal military operation after hoodlums killed five soldiers in Aba on Thursday.

He said: “It is laughable and false, the report that soldiers humbled and delayed him at a checkpoint while returning from a burial in Obingwa last Thursday.”

The former Deputy Governor rather explained that soldiers at the said checkpoint were very courteous and professional in carrying out their duties.

He warned the media against sensational reports in a desperation to draw traffic.

“I was never accosted, delayed or approached in a disrespectful manner by the soldiers. My observation at the point was that of a professional force carrying out their duty in a most humane and respectful manner, despite the ugly events of the day.

“So, one wonders the motive of the author of the jaundiced and highly speculative report even to the conjecture from the said writer to have overheard me calling the State governor to intervene and also heard the reported negative reaction from the Governor. It nothing but a tissue of lies.

“I salute the soldiers and reiterate my earlier statement condemning what happened last Thursday. That report is false and authored to achieve a devious political goal, ”Abaribe said.

yoruboid:
IPOB News and their penchant for spreading rumors

Ensa777:
Because Abia has been in the news only for the right reasons which is giving some people bile reflux
Notice that even though the shi happened at Obingwa LGA,Okezie Ikpeazụ's Lga,the media continues to report Aba to create a negative impression of this commercial city filled with hardworking ppl.

But they have failed and thank God for Social Media,we are very capable to dispel every rumour and rumours of war and Chaos from Lagos/Ibadan expressway media.

Abia is open for business.

Sultanofpiglets:
He should sue and deal with the useless outfit that created the nees.

We know where they are from...

FULANI Herdsmen mercilessly killed 3 OBAs the journalist kept quiet.

Other regions have pressing security issues, but their fixation is IGBOs and events within the old SE Region.

Ronu people.. face your warrant...

Nonsense

alanto:

When IPOB was telling people not to come out, they told children not to go to school because they can't guarantee their safety what were you expecting. We told you on this forum how what you guys were cheering is bad, right when the soldiers were murdered you lots came online jubilating that you have killed soldiers from the zoo but since it was discovered that they were Igbo soldiers you IPOB guys have gone full gear trying to shift the blame. Don't put the horse before the cart, it won't get you nowhere.

Ensa777:


What you are accusing me/us is like saying all Northerners are bokoharam or all Yoruba are supporting the Sunday Igboho.

How do the action of less than 2% cover for an entire ethnic group?

alanto:

Why your comment, the one that I replied if you are not sympathetic to IPOB?

yoruboid:
IPOB News and their penchant for spreading rumors

dododawa1:
OBIDENTs

Can



Lie.