Former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, Friday, called on relevant authorities to fish out masterminds of the killing of Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, who was killed in Owerri last Sunday.
Ohakim, in a release made available to Newsmen, said it became necessary to avert possible ‘untoward consequences given the volatile situation our dear nation is currently in’. He, therefore, appealed to relevant authorities to leave no stone unturned in the search for the masterminds of ‘this unconscionable act’.
According to him, “Investigations into his murder must be thorough, transparent and such that will leave every Nigerian with no iota of doubt.
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“For my brothers and sisters Ndi Imo, I would like us to realize that the killing of Gulak on our soil is Aru, a complete negation of what we stand for and are known for as a people.
“Imolites, nay, Ndigbo, love strangers and go out of their way to protect them in the event of danger. Therefore, I expect every adult indigene of the state, irrespective of political leaning or partisan interest, to see this incident as a challenge to our collective integrity.”
He also bemoaned killings in the state ‘either in the hands of criminals or operatives of state agencies’, adding that the time to stop such killings had come.
Ohakim asked, “Can we afford to have more lives wasted under any guise? I call on every Imolite to resolve that not a single life shall be lost again in our state in the same circumstances as we have witnessed of recent.
“I call on heads of the security agencies to take extra steps to restrain their field operatives from seeing their fellow human beings as instruments for achieving professional competence or advancement. I enjoin fellow political leaders to eschew all partisan differences or personal animosity so that we can come together in search of lasting peace.”
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He also called on youths of the state to distance themselves from ‘every demeanor capable of making them vulnerable to the conduct of either criminals or ill tempered security operatives’.
In his words, “I appeal to Imo youth, and, indeed, the entire youth of Igboland, to be ready for dialogue which the current crop of political actors must embrace.
“There is an ongoing move to amend the 1999 Constitution which nearly every knowledgeable Nigerian believes is the root cause of the current national crisis.
“The needless deaths of Nigerians either in the hands of criminals or unscrupulous state actors poses an existential question to every Nigerian; and the answer must be found now.”
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