Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has said that all the gunmen terrorizing the state who were caught are all Igbos.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics..
“Let me be clear about it; 100% of the people we have caught are Igbos. It is not about some people invading from somewhere; it is 100% Igbos on Igbos, that is the fact,” the governor said while speaking on the identity of captured gumen.
“The first set of people we caught were 100 per cent Igbos from other south-east states and none from Anambra.
“But as we went on, we then discovered that a whole lot of the youths who have been taken to these bushes that got indoctrinated and initiated into all these kinds of things also happen to be citizens of Anambra state or indigenes of Anambra.”
In recent times, gunmen have unleashed terror in the South-East targeting residents, security operatives, politcians public infrastructure.
Soludo who was assessing the government’s performance since he assumed office as the state’s Chief Security Officer said his administration has successfully brought the security threats in the state to the lowest level.
“Giving where things were when we came, we are not saying that Anambra is 100% secured … but everybody in Anambra – the 8.5 million residents of Anambra can testify to you that insecurity in Anambra has come down to the barest minimum,” he said
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He said that in the last three months, the attacks that use to happen all the time now happens “occasionally.”
“Fifteen camps (run by gunmen) here (have been) decimated. Even yesterday (Saturday), some other places (where) they were gathering were decimated; we have degraded their infrastructure and I don’t think they have the capacity again to come with the kind of ferocity they had in the past.”
“Anambra has been relatively quiet and peaceful, and we are pursuing this agenda,” said Soludo.
He added, “I would dare to say that if we were to have the statistics over the last three months, I think Anambra will compare favourably as one of the safest comparatively.”
He thanked the security forces and the vigilante groups for their gallantry, as well as the residents for their cooperation in curbing crimes in the state.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
