An Igbo socio-political group, the Nzuko Umunna, on Wednesday, urged governors across the South East region to be proactive in crime prevention.
The group which expressed concern over the destruction of the country home of Ohaneze President, Prof George Obiozor, on March 19, 2022 by unknown persons, said the proactiveness would help in nipping crime in the bud.
The Executive Secretary, Nzuko Umunna, Mr Ngozi Odumuko, in a statement made available to journalists, said the group was worried
about the violence in AlaIgbo, hence the call on the governors.
According to Odumuko, the Nzuko Umunna is deeply shocked that both governments at national and subnational levels have done very little in terms of investigating the true cause and trigger of violence in the Southeast region with a view to resolving it.
While sympathising with the Ohaneze leader, the group reassured Prof Obiuozor that the Nzuko Umunna would continue to support all efforts to rid the region of external and internal pollution and adulteration of the very core values for which the people of Alaigbo are known.
Odumuko noted that the group recognised all the responsive actions of representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops in conjunction with traditional rulers in the Southeast to rid AlaIgbo of the new wave of violence and encourage return of true leadership.
“The Nzuko Umunna observed with satisfaction the victory and subsequent swearing-in of Professor Chukwuma Soludo as Governor of Anambra State, noting that the feat marks a turning point in Nigeria’s political history.
“It called on all Nigerians to support leadership of the sort that exemplified by Prof Soludo who in less than one week of assuming office, has shown a strong sense of direction.
‘’To Professor Obiozor, once again, we express profound sympathy to you and the entire people of Imo State and Igbo land for this unfortunate incident which your good self does not deserve.
“We, therefore, call on the Imo State Government and the Federal Government to launch an unbiased investigation and track down the perpetrators of this heinous crime. This is one attack too many for Nigerians to stomach Those who trade on blood and destruction must be told that the law is there to punish and to reward.’
”We pray that the Almighty God will replenish whatever sweat you have lost for the reason of this attack on your home and property.”
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