Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has issued a warning to criminals terrorizing the state, saying that their days are numbered.
Soludo requested that they leave the state immediately, stating that they will have no place to hide because security personnel have been able to detect them wherever they are in the state.
Following the search and demolition of a suspected abduction hideaway in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, Soludo announced this on Saturday.
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Any residence or property proven to be utilized in the crime of abduction, according to the governor, would be razed.
The governor stated that the demolished structure was being used as a hideout for illegal operations, emphasizing that his government would not allow criminals to reign in the state.
The South-East area, particularly Anambra, has been terrorized by armed hoodlums called “Unknown gunmen.” The Nigerian government has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of being behind the criminal actions, but the separatist movement, led by Nnamdi Kanu, has denied any affiliation to the armed organization or its activities.
Soludo, on the other hand, stated that his administration was totally committed to ensuring security for all citizens and free movement of individuals without fear of harassment or violence.
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He praised residents of the state for providing security authorities with information, noting that everyone is suspicious until their employment is verified to be real.
He emphasized that any structure utilized for illicit activity would be dismantled, and the government would seize the site.
He urged citizens to be security vigilant at all times, emphasizing the need of reporting strangers and criminals operating in their neighborhoods to law enforcement.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s press secretary, Christian Aburime, on Saturday, Soludo stated the Anambra State Joint Security Task Force demolished a residence (old bungalow) in Oba that was harboring criminals.
He claimed the practice lasted more than five hours at the famed kidnappers’ hideaway.
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The statement reads: “The hideout has earlier been raided recently, where exhibits such as locally made pistol, shrine, charms, concoctions, Indian hemp, among other incriminating materials were recovered at the building with some arrests also made.
“However, it will be recalled that a gang of kidnappers were traced to the hideout by the police, following an attack and subsequent kidnap of two persons at Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area, and another two persons in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area.
“The gunmen had entered Oko through Nanka for a kidnap operation and were on the verge of succeeding before the prompt intervention of the police special force acting on a tip-off and subsequently engaged them in gunfire.
“One of them was killed, but others escaped with various degrees of injury. The gunman killed at Oko, whose video went viral on some social handles, was identified as a former vigilante who was part of a four-man gang who have been involved in high-profile killings and kidnapping within that vicinity
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“The state police command spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga had explained that the command received a distress call about the kidnap of two persons at Oko, and while on their trail, they learnt that the gang had kidnapped two more persons at Ekwulobia, and quickly pursued them and were able to track them down.”
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