•••Says Soludo Doing Well In Fighting Crime
By Kamsi Anayo
A youth group, under the aegis of Igbo Youths For Positive Change, has said nobody should cry for the criminals reportedly being killed by security operatives in Anambra state.
National President of the group, Chinedu Obigwe, made the disclosure on Wednesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
Obigwe was reacting to some criticisms trailing the alleged extrajudicial killings of some youths in the state by security operatives in their avowed commitment to rid the state of criminals as directed by the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo.
Soludo had upon assumption to office in March offered an olive branch to aggrieved citizens and residents of the state, including hoodlums.
“We have extended the olive branch to all genuine agitators, and made extensive calls for those in the bush to come out and shun criminality.” He had said
Obigwe in the statement on Wednesday said the hoodlum invited their doom and should not be pitied.
He said that the criminals who are the target of security operatives invited it upon themselves.
He said Soludo was not expected to fold his arms and watch the so- called “unknown gunmen” turn Anambra State to a killing field.
“One thing that is working for Governor Soludo in his justified war against these hoodlums masquerading as “unknown gunmen”is that he gave them the chance to turn from their evil ways but they erroneously believed that they can overpower the government hence their reason for rejecting his peace overtures to them.
“Security agents are not after innocent people but they are determined to deal mercilessly with the criminals masquerading as “unknown gunmen” and that is exactly what they are doing.