Imo: Uzodinma Sets Up Judicial Commission of Inquiry On Security Breaches

By Adesina Soyooye

Appoints Willie Amadi Chief Technical Adviser On Environment

All things being equal, the remote cause of the unprecedented insecurity which recently engulfed Imo State will be unraveled. And so will the actors and those behind them.

Imo State Governor, Senator  Hope Uzodinma, has set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry On Recent Security Breaches In the State.

The breaches were so bad that people were beheaded, many were shot dead, others were burnt alive, Security Personnels were killed, Security facilities, including the Headquarters of the Imo State Police Command were attacked, and so was the Correctional Centre, Owerri, were attacked, and so were houses of innocent people.

The unbelievable was when the country home of the Governor was attacked, part of it razed, and a Security personnel attached  to his house, killed. Many innocent people were killed all over the State. Businesses and properties worth hundreds of millions of Naira, were lost. Hospitality business was reduced to zero. And so was the Entertainment industry for which Owerri was well known.

Life became short and brutish, and the once peaceful State became a danger zone. Nobody wanted to visit Imo.

Everything was attributed to  “unknown gunmen” who brazenly roamed the State on a killing spree. Accusations and counter accusations were made. Fingers pointed.

The situation has, however, improved.

It is to get to the root of what and who were responsible for the atrocities and how it could be prevented in future that Uzodinma  set up this Judicial Commission.

To Chair the Commission is the recently retired Hon. Justice Eze-Ohiri Fred Njemanze.  Barr (Ms) Nkechi Obioha, a Principal State Counsel is the Secretary.

Other members of the Commission are:

*CP Nicholas Nkemdeme, Rtd.

*Nnamdi Gogo Okwuosa

*Peter Uwa

*Ethelbert Nwachukwu

*Barr Bright Chika Ononeze.

The Commission has an initial 60 days to seat.

The inauguration ceremony was done on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, by the Governor.

Enters, Willie Amadi

In another development, Governor Hope Uzodinma has appointed a very competent hand as his Chief Technical Adviser on Environment.

Willie Amadi, a lawyer, from Owerri Municipal, is at home with this appointment. A well traveled, cosmopolitan man, he was the engine room of the popular Clean & Green initiative during former Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s Government, which earned Owerri the pride of place as the cleanest State Capital in Nigeria.

It is hoped that a combination of Chief Amadi’s experience, energy and zeal for work will do the miracle again, and give the Governor’s Urban Renewal Project a massive push.

Until recently, Amadi was a Federal Commissioner, representing the State on the Public Complaints Commission.