By Jude Atupulazi
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Chief Sir Victor Umeh, has called on the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, to brace up to the challenges posed by insecurity in the state.
Umeh’s call is coming in the wake of last Sunday’s bloodbath in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area, where gunmen suspected to be cultists, gunned down about 12 people in two shops as the town celebrated their new yam festivity. Umeh said that such incidences scared people from returning home, as well as discouraged businesses and investments in Anambra State.
‘I hereby remind the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to provide adequate security for life and property in Anambra State as this is the major, primary responsibility of Government.
‘The outcry of the citizens over the unsafe and porous security in the state should not be politicized by the agents of the State Government.
‘It is with shock and deep pain that I condemn the shooting which took place in Nibo in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra Central Senatorial District, in Anambra State on Sunday, 20th October, 2024.
‘From the information I received from an Indigene of Nibo who is a major stakeholder in the community, about 16 people were killed in the shooting, with several other injured persons still lying critically in the hospitals.
‘This shooting which took place a few poles from the Governor’s Lodge, shows how unsafe our state has become.
‘It has been tales of killings and kidnappings across the state without any visible efforts to stem the tide for a long time now,’ the Senator noted, while commiserating with the families of the victims and the Nibo Community.
He urged those perpetrating the killings and kidnapping people in the state to have a rethink and lay down their arms.
‘Killings and wasting of human lives go a long way in diminishing our state. This is a matter of grave concern to all and sundry,’ Umeh stated.
