Onyekesi, who is said to be one of the biggest dealers in fish in Awka, was abducted from his home by unknown gunmen after shooting him in the leg, and was later dumped dead at Amawbia, despite payment of ransom.

The incident has generated lots of uproar, with many bemoaning the state of security in Anambra, and calling on the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo to wade in and stem the tide.

In an intervention, the state government has promised to ensure justice is served on those behind the act.

The state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, who paid a condolence visit to the mother of the businessman, who incidentally is the Woman Leader of the Anambra State All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Esther Onyekesi, said government would stop at nothing to find the killers.

Mefor, who described the fish dealer’s death as dastardly and heart-wrenching, sympathized with the deceased’s mother, assuring her that the state government is with her in search of justice while sustaining and strengthening security in Anambra State.