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Gunmen Terrorising Anambra Are Not Political Agitators However Criminals — Governor Soludo

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The governor made this recognized on Monday whereas addressing aspirants of the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for the varied elective positions for 2023 on the Governor’s Lodge, Awka.

He stated that the safety challenges confronting the state have been being “perpetrated by criminals who’ve now engaged in kidnapping, killing and one other method of criminalities as a profitable enterprise, a far departure from any type of political agitations.”
It could possibly be recalled that the studies that safety within the area had worsened currently with incessant assaults by armed individuals reported virtually each day throughout the area.
Anambra is likely one of the states which have skilled among the worst assaults within the area. The militants often goal safety businesses, authorities officers, and infrastructural amenities within the area.
The assaults by the gunmen elevated within the state shortly after Soludo’s inauguration in March 2022 and the announcement of an finish to the sit-at-home order within the state.
Whereas the Federal Authorities blamed the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), the group has repeatedly denied being accountable.