Soludo: Criminals Will Face Full Wrath Of Law; 85% Not From Anambra

By Adesina Soyooye

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma  Soludo, has again offered amnesty to hoodlums in the State.

Speaking during his visit, on Friday, to the Aguata Local Government Secretariat which was razed by hoodlums on Thursday, Soludo said the amnesty comes with a full package of rehabilitation to enable them be useful to themselves and the society.

However, said the Governor, those who refuse his offer, and continue to engage in criminal activities will face the full wrath of the law, adding that the State will not be intimidated by criminals.

“Anybody in the bush is a criminal and will be treated as such. We will come after Criminals because the people’s power must triumph”, he said.

Shedding light on how the Secretariat was razed by hoodlums, Soludo said the armed Criminals were chased from their camps at Aguluezechukwu and Oboji where they have been operating from in the past two years. They were running away from the Security Operatives who had clamped down on them, and on their way, paused to set the Secretariat on fire.

On the identities of the hoodlums, Governor Soludo absolved the people of his State, revealing that: “85% of the hoodlums come from a particular State in the South-east while 15% came from other States.” He, however failed to name the State from where the 85% came.

The insecurity in Anambra State has escalated in the past couple of weeks. At least, two Local Government Secretariats have been razed down by gunmen. Lives have, also, been lost including two officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,  who were brutally killed, and their  operational vehicle set on fire.

Addressing members of the press at Aguata Local Government Area Secretariat, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles C. Soludo CFR said that armed criminals have been operating as kidnappers, rapists, etc. for close to two years from camps set up in Aguluezechukwu and Oboji. The security personnels in the state clamped on them and in the process of fleeing, decided to set Aguata LGA headquarters ablaze. He reiterated his stance on offering amnesty to those in the bush, so they can be rehabilated and become useful to the society but stressed that those who refuse the offer shall face the full wrath of the Law because they can’t intimidate the people of Anambra State.

Mr Governor further revealed that 85% of these criminals are from a particular state in South East while the remaining 15% come from other states. Items recovered in their camps are registers of kidnapped victims, weapons, charms, etc. Prof Soludo assured the people that peace and stability must return in Anambra and SouthEast. “Anybody in the bush is a criminal and will be treated as such. We will come after criminals because the people’s power must triumph. We must create a liveable and prosperous homeland where peace, security and progress must thrive”.