The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo State, Sen. Athan Achonu, has described as “despicable” the gruesome murder of eight security operatives at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.
He stated that unconscionable murder of innocent security operatives in the line of duty “is reprehensible, highly condemnable, and unacceptable in a modern society like ours”.
Sen. Achinu stressed that “the latest onslaught in the recurrent sparks of violence is more condemnable because it happened in my own constituency.
“I feel particularly hurt by this carnage, having invested millions of my personal funds to repair nine faulty Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), out of which five were supposed to be deployed in Okigwe Zone to ensure the safety of these security operatives in the exercise of their high-risk job”.
He however lamentee that “apart from using them to rig the last elections in the state, the government should explain the whereabouts of these vehicles and the uses to which they are deployed.
“Therefore, I call on the state government to deploy the same in the area immediately for the safety of these security personnel”.
He maintained that “it is inexplicable that Imo State has become a war theatre and epicenter of violence and bloodbath in the entire South-east.
“I also call on the Federal Government to rejig the entire security apparatchik in Imo State because Ndi Imo shall no longer accept this horrific waste of lives and property.
“While I condole the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Police Force and the entire security network, and families of the fallen heroes, I also plead with the people shedding innocent blood to desist.
“I also charge Ndi Imo not to surrender to the blackmail of the enemy of the people, but to remain resolute in their desire to enthrone light over darkness”.
