Security experts, indigenes, religious leaders, politicians have blamed the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma for the present situation (attacks, killings by unknown gunmen) in the state.
Anaedoonline.ng had earlier reported the late night attack on Sunday at the Okigwe South Zonal Political command, Orieagu in Ehime-mbano LGA of Imo State, where six police officers were killed and the headquarters partially set ablaze, and also an attack on motorists, who were shot at including the State commissioner for Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship, Iyke Ume.
Experts, activists, politicians and other residents of Owerri, the state capital, who spoke to our correspondent described the situation as most worrisome.
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The National President of Igbo National Council Worldwide (INC), Chilos Godsent, while reacting to the situation, put the blame on the government, accusing it of handling the trend with kid’s glove.
He said that the governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma as well as other Southeast governors have sabotaged the zone over a pot of “yam porridge” by dancing to the tune of the Fulanis for one selfish interest or the other.
He said, “the situation here is unwarranted and alarming. Not a day that passes without the sound of a gunshot or killing.
“The unknown gunmen have gone as far as setting the state’s correctional centre and the governor’s ancestral home ablaze. All these happened within a space of two to three weeks.
“If the bandits could attack the governor’s ancestral house successfully, how much more the unarmed civilians on the streets? Something serious needs to be done and done quickly to prevent more loss of lives.”
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In his reaction, the Director-General of Imo state PDP New Media, Collins Opuruzor attributed the uproar to the rising youth unemployment in the state.
He recalled that in the end of Senator Hope Uzodinma’s one year in office, the unemployment level of the state had soared to 33.3% as over 2.9million employable youths are completely out of jobs, naming the state as the ‘unemployment capital’ in the country.
He said that the governor is busy chasing shadows to the detriment of millions of Imo people whose lives are at risk.
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Opuruzor added further, “the Governor should stop shifting blame to the opposition and some self-determination groups. He should stand to his feet and confront the security challenges head on. If a governor is incapable of protecting the lives of those who elected him, then he should resign honourably. Imo people will no longer tolerate this. It is becoming quite unbearable.”
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