18 hours Ago By Okechukwu Onuegbu
Anambra state Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Monday, said he has moved to unmask and prosecute those responsible for cult related war which claimed about unspecified number of people at Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area (LGA). Gunmen had at series of attacks last Sunday, killed many youth, including girls and women in a suspected cult rivalry at Nibo and Nodu communities within Awka South LGA. The governor, in a statement from the Commissioner for Information, Mr Law Mefor, revealed that the government was aware of the deaths that resulted from alleged cult-related killings at Nibo but kept mum on Nọdụ’s incident.
“This is just another instance of the kind of violent crimes linked to cults that have occurred recently, and the state government is determined to put an end to it. The government sympathises with the families of the deceased and assures them that the government will get to the root of the incident and bring the perpetrators to book. “To this end, the government appeals to members of the public to avail it of any useful information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators, while assuring them of confidentiality and a handsome reward.
” Law-abiding Anambra State residents are advised to go about their lawful businesses without fear while the state government works with security services to handle the incident. Hotlines for relaying this and related information will be made available,” he noted. Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Nnaghe Obono Itam, in another statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, has ordered immediate deployment of additional operatives to the area for necessary action.
The police also urged the witnesses of the incident to volunteer information that could lead towards identification of the perpetrators for possible arrest, assuring that such information would be treated with utmost confidentiality. The governor earlier on Monday visited Nibo, a neighbouring community to Amawbia where his official residence is located.
