…Mourns slain President General, Omor Development Union
Following a horrifying video circulating on the internet of the killing and beheading of an alleged cultist by members of a viral cult group in Okija, Ihiala Local Government of Anambra State, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has ordered a clampdown on all cultists and their activities in all parts of the State.
Governor Obiano who gave the order in a broadcast to the people of the state on the rising insecurity in the state on Sunday described the act as most despicable and a terrible act.
He however informed that the Police have arrested three principal suspects and on the heels of their accomplices noting that “they shall all face the full wrath of the law.”
He said, “I have ordered a clampdown on all cultists and their activities. This state shall no longer tolerate the violence that erupts now and then in the name of cultism. Those who try our will in this regard will have themselves to blame! I urge all youths in the State to shun cultism and embrace meaningful lifestyles.
“In the same vein, all kinds of touting in the State in whatever guise especially in Onitsha will no longer be tolerated. Security agencies are hereby directed to arrest anybody hanging on the road with sticks and molesting innocent citizens, drivers etc. The madness must stop.”
On the recent kidnap of the President General of Omor Community in Ayamelum Local Government Area and his subsequent murder by the kidnappers, the Governor disclosed that when the incident occurred, government in collaboration with the Police and the community youths made sustained efforts to rescue him alive, but his abductors unfortunately killed him in the forest and fled.
He pointed out that it took efforts by the Police to recover his body after an extensive search exercise.
“Let me assure all Omor people that the government and security agencies are doing everything to apprehend the kidnappers with a few arrests made already. Massive security deployment will also be strategically made along the Ayamelum axis to stop further incursions by criminals. I therefore urge you to remain calm as we are handling the situation”, he said.
The governor restated the call for collective efforts by all Anambra people to defend the State against those recent attacks on security personnel and formations as that was the only solution to forestall criminality.
He continued, “We cannot allow our security achievements and status as the safest state in Nigeria to be compromised at all. I urge all Anambra people and residents in the State to come together, support government and security agencies so that we can fight and win the war. I assure you all that I am on top of the situation and that we shall very soon surmount this challenge.”
Photo: Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State in a statewide broadcast on Sunday after an emergency State Security Council meeting at the Government House, Awka.
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