The Public Complaints boss representing Anambra at the Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Prince Sam Ben Nwosu has called for proper planning and accreditation of Masquerades in future Afia-Olu festivals to forestall incidents of death that have occasioned the festival in the last two years.
Reacting to the incident of the death of a middle aged man who died last week in the just concluded Afia-Olu Nnewi festival. Prince Nwosu said it was wrong for ndi Nnewi to cry when they were supposed to be celebrating, he furthermore called on Nzuko-Ora Nnewi to look into the matter, to find lasting solutions.
Prince Sam Ben, maintained that it has become obvious that what is needed is for Nzuko-Ora to properly accredit masquerades who must participate in the festival. He said that in the past there used to be a method of checking the excesses of the masquerades through numbering and therefore called on Nzuko-Ora to revisit those measures.
He however stated that Nzuko-Ora Nnewi should not be blamed, as it is still seen as an accident, but called on them to proffer proactive measures to forestall future re occurrence.
However, the Ombudsman commended the police for their proactive measures that guaranteed peace throughout the festival apart from the incident. He therefore called on the police to double their efforts to ensure that the culprits of the recent murder during the festival are brought to justice, as justice delayed will amount to justice denied.
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