Chidi Ibe-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo accuses Hope Uzodinma, others of allowing crisis in South East
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has maintained that dialogue and justice remain the panacea to restoring peace in the southeast region of Nigeria.
The Igbo group reiterated its unequivocal condemnation of violence and bloodshed in the southeast which it stated, had led to several extra-judicial killings of innocent citizens by security agents, and as well as nefarious attacks on security formations across the zone.
In a press statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday, the Engr Chidi Ibe-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo berated the governors of the southeast zone for alleged exclusion of Biafran agitators who are being perceived by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government as enemies.
The mayhem in the Eastern Heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Security eruptions in Imo state appear to be an indicator of what the country is turning to .The state’s stories seem like scenes from blockbuster sci-fi movies meant to entertain fans in love with gory violence. A few months ago, such scenes could not be imagined even by diehard pessimists in the state. But these have become the existential realities of citizens of Imo State today.
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A few days ago, an armed gang kidnapped a traditional ruler , His Royal Highness, Eze Charles Iroegbu and all the cabinet chiefs of Nguru Mabise on their way back from a wedding ceremony. Unknown hoodlums attacked the Ehime Mbano police station barely 48 hours after Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, the former inspector general of police, Mohammed Adamu, and other government functionaries visited the state to inspect a similar attack on the state correctional facilities and Police in Owerri.
Imo On the Precipice, By Dakuku Peterside
We must ask pertinent questions at this point: Who wants to destabilise Igboland and to what purpose?
No matter their misgivings with the government at the centre, political leaders and elders in the South-East should firmly condemn the attacks on security personnel and security installations. They should encourage local communities to expose the perpetrators who are in their midst. These steps are necessary to avoid the gathering storm, the macabre dance that may set us on the road to Rwanda or Somalia.
The mayhem in the Eastern heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Eruptions of insecurity in Imo State appear to be an indicator of what the country is turning to. Stories from the State seem like scenes from blockbuster sci-fi movies meant to entertain fans in love with gory images. A few months ago, such scenes could not be imagined, even by diehard pessimists, in the State. But these have become the existential reality of ci
Imo Attack: How Police Ignored DSS Intelligence Report Of Planned Attack On Headquarters, Prison
According to Eons Intelligence, the DSS, following the receipt of the intelligence, discreetly conducted a vulnerability assessment of the two prisons in the state.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 07, 2021
Facts emerging from the recent attack on the Imo State Police Headquarters and the Owerri Correctional Facility revealed that the state Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed, ignored credible intelligence sent from the Department of State Services before Monday’s attack by gunmen.
According to Eons Intelligence, the DSS, following the receipt of the intelligence, discreetly conducted a vulnerability assessment of the two prisons in the state and advised fortifications based on the discovered security weakness of the facilities.