A tragic incident has occurred in Aba, Abia State, resulting in the death of two persons following a heated argument over unpaid salaries of staff of the Abia State Water and Sewerage Corporation (Water Board).
The sad incident happened on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Ukaonu Street by NEPA in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State.
The deceased, identified as Uche Onyekaba, a staff of the Abia Water Board from Igbere in Bende Local Government Area, was among over 20 staff members whose salaries were suspended by the Abia State Ministry of Power and Public Utilities since last year.
The late Uche, who had reportedly lost two of his children due to inability to afford medical care as a result of the unpaid salaries, got into a heated argument with another man over the lingering salary crisis affecting workers of the agency.
The argument, which turned physical, saw Uche allegedly hitting the other man with a stone, leading to his death.
Eyewitnesses said the tragic scene turned worse when an angry mob descended on Uche and beat him to death before security operatives arrived.
The spokesperson of Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said command operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area, moved swiftly to the scene and recovered the two bodies.
“It happened at Ukaonu Street by NEPA in Aba South Local Government, Abia State. Officers of the Command, led by the DPO, recovered two dead bodies. Investigation revealed that the two individuals were quarrelling, which led to the death of one, and an angry mob killed the other,” she said.
DSP Chinaka said the corpses had been evacuated to a morgue while investigation is ongoing.
