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Chiemelie Ezeobi in collaboration with Christopher Isiguzo and Gideon Arinze in Enugu State, David-Chyddy Eleke in Anambra State, Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Abia State, Benjamin Nworie in Ebonyi State and Amby Uneze in Imo State report that the rising insecurity in the South-east occasioned by attacks on security and public infrastructure and acts of extra-judicial killings have turned the region into a hotbed of violence Undoubtedly, the growing security threats from Nigeria’s South-east region gives cause for concern. But it was not always so. Until recently, the South-east region was arguably the most peaceful part of the country, but now, it has evolved into a hotbed of violence targeting state security institutions by armed men popularly referred to as unknown gunmen. ....
A recent shoot-on-sight order against persons considered enemies of state in the Southeast by President Muhammadu Buhari, is worrisome. Amby Uneze writes The recent shoot-on-sight order by President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be the solution to the insecurity in the Southeast today. Besides, importing soldiers and police personnel from the Northern part of the country to the Southeast with the charge to shoot-on-sight is more of a military culture. The essence of democratic rule is the total involvement of the people in the governance of their affairs and not government by force or kill-on-sight. Before the current madness of attacking police and correctional facilities by the so-called unknown gunmen in Imo State, the people of the state had known peace all the while. The state and its people were regarded as one of the most peaceful states, where visitors and people from other warring zones found peace. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 20 May 2021 MOST banks hurriedly closed on Wednesday afternoon in Owerri, Imo State, as deafening sound of gunshots rent the air, causing panic in the state capital. This was even as policemen and soldiers cordoned off roads leading in and out of the state capital. The shooting spree, which took place around the MCC Road in the state capital, forced many residents to scamper for safety. Traffic flow was immediately halted as the police beefed up security in front of the state Government House, Owerri Correctional Centre, Bank Road, Ama Hausa, Wetheral Road, Douglas and other major roads within the state capital. ....
Nnamdi Kanu Raises Alarm, Says Fulani Militia Plans to Attack Imo
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has raised alarm over plans by Fulani militia to attack towns in Imo State. Kanu in a Facebook post revealed that plan was hatched in a mosque in Owerri. His post reads: “Fulanis/Muslims in Owerri, Imo State, supported by Fulani elements from 32 Artillery Brigade Obinze, has concluded plans to start a deadly attack in Owerri, suburb, other towns in Imo. Military uniforms have been distributed to these Jihadists and terrorists from the Sahel. “Targets are Control post, MCC rd, fire service, Emmanuel College junction. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has put President Muhammadu Buhari and the service chiefs on alert, claiming that God spoke to him about a new dimension of terrorism in the country. The clergy revealed that there is a new set of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria and they are going after sensitive establishments in the country, especially the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, National assembly and the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC. He made it known that those establishments are being targeted for bomb attacks and that the government should immediately work on the security in those areas to avert these attacks which is very urgent. ....