The vigilante operators of the town have detained some of the gunmen attacking the Okija community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
During the height of the Anambra State’s insecurity, hoodlums operating as “unknown gunmen” ran camps in the bushes where they housed kidnap victims, including Okija.
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) former state chairman, Chief Kenneth Emeakayi, was recently appointed by the community to serve as the coordinator of the vigilante services.
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The majority of the offenders his organization has ejected have confessed to committing many of the horrible acts in the neighborhood, Emeakayi told journalists over the weekend.
The arrested criminals were seen admitting to the recent invasion of the home of a prominent native of the town, Chief Ossy Ndiogulu, during which they stole more than 100 pump action guns purchased for the town’s vigilante group and some cars, in videos clips sent to journalists by the head of the vigilante services. The attacks on the palace of Okija’s traditional ruler, Igwe Okezie, and the attack in the palace of the traditional ruler’s attackers were both carried out.
Emeakhayi said: “They have also confessed to being responsible for the kidnapping and daylight shootings in parts of the town.
“We have decided that kidnapping and armed robbery must not take place in this town again and we are prepared to ensure the security of lives and property.
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“We are therefore determined to rescue Okija from the hands of the hoodlums and halt the situation that had led to the collapse of businesses in our once peaceful town.
“Henceforth, the sale of hard drugs of all types, including mkpurumiri, has been banned in all the 30 villages in Okija.”
Additionally, he declared that cult activities that had been a factor in driving residents out would no longer be tolerated.
Madonna and Legacy universities, two highly populous colleges, are located in Okija, a town on the state’s fringes that borders Imo State.
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The renowned Obijackson Hospital, which draws patients from outside the state and Nigeria, is also located in the town.
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