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Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said that gunmen and those armed with sophisticated weapons terrorising the people are not agitators but criminals who have seen crime as a lucrative business.

In an interactive session with landlords in Onitsha on Thursday, Soludo expressed deep concern that despite the extension of invitation by the state government to the gunmen to come out of their hiding and embrace dialogue, the criminals continued in their activities of killing, kidnapping and destruction because they saw criminality as a lucrative business.

He said the gunmen had continued in their illicit activities because the landlords and other critical stakeholders in the state had failed to expose them.

The governor pointed out that the session was called to interact and interface with the stakeholders with a view to proffering solutions to the challenges such as illegal structures, blockage of drainages, refuse dumps, traffic congestion, among others, bedevilling the state.

He noted that the major programmes of his istration at present included cleaning up of the state, security of lives and property and provision of critical infrastructure like roads.

He said, “With last Tuesday’s expiration of a two-week deadline given to those whose houses or shops were built on drainages, water channels and major roads to remove such structures, the government would commence the demolition of those houses any moment from now at the expense of the landlords.

“Criminals kidnapping people for ransom, killings and destruction are not agitating but engaging in lucrative criminality. We know where these criminals are.

"It is better for them to repent, drop their arms and come for empowerment or else, we will come after them and when we come, no house, bush or forest inhabited by them will be spared.

"You cannot force people to stay at home without going to their various places of business, force our children not to go to school and call it agitation. It is not agitation, but a criminal activity and very soon, all those will be addressed.

“The task forces for the enforcement of traffic offences and stoppage of all forms of criminal activities will be established.

“A bill for the enactment of law to punish landlords, contractors and government officials who approved lands on top of drainages, certified payments for contracts not yet completed or completed without specifications, would soon be sent to the state House of Assembly for legislation.”

A state lawmaker representing Onitsha North II Constituency in the state House of Assembly, Edward Ibuzo, said he was fully in of Soludo’s planned demolition of 200 houses blocking drainages in Onitsha and environs, adding that it is an offence for someone to build on drainages, thus causing blockage of water channels.

https://punchng.com/gunmen-are-criminals-not-agitators-soludo/

......gunmen and those armed with sophisticated weapons terrorising the people are not agitators but criminals who have seen crime as a lucrative business.

May Amadioha and Sango do collabo and strike down all terrorists, boko haram and ipob organizations, ugm, bandits etc....

This Soludo guy is talking too much

alsudan:
This Soludo guy is talking too much

too much I swear. 4yrs will now without any achievement. UGM doesn't attack ordinary people.

Their sympathisers will come out here to them and fault your statement.

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May Amadioha and Sango do collabo and strike down all terrorists, boko haram and ipob organizations, ugm, bandits etc....

you should direct this prayer to the corrupt govt. But no. You won't

KingOfBoyz1:
too much I swear. 4yrs will now without any achievement. UGM doesn't attack ordinary people.

lol so people going to INEC to pick up dere PVC nd been attacked by UGM are Law enforcement agencies or Govt Properties.....

Western media always twisting just to suit their narratives, yesterday Nation newspaper said Onitsha is dead, today Punch with another headline while Soludo media and Anambra state broadcasting service... fear Lagos/Ibadan media they are number 1 in smear campaign and blackmailing

alsudan:
This Soludo guy is talking too much

by saying the truth.are u ing the gunmen?

alsudan:
This Soludo guy is talking too much

Whats ur problem with that or are u a terrorist or a sympathizer of terrorists?

Gov Soludo is right again!
Only criminals would be killing the people they claim to be saving.
These are just cultists using the struggle to legitimize their normal criminal activities.
It is very helpful that the governor is facing them squarely and not pussy-footing around them.
Soon the rest of our people will face them and chase them out of town.
Nonsense.

inoki247:


lol so people going to INEC to pick up dere PVC nd been attacked by UGM are Law enforcement agencies or Govt Properties.....

anyone in of the govt is seen as an enemy. You don't live in the east. If you want to know what's really happening, go down there

KingOfBoyz1:
anyone in of the govt is seen as an enemy. You don't live in the east. If you want to know what's really happening, go down there

So me going to get my PVC and elect someone competent in my state and if possible a President from my region means I'm ing the Govt..


You people are just jokers keep up with it...


Today you people will say is DSS or Fulani herdsmen that's destroying your region tomorrow you will wake up and say UGM don't attack anyhow you people are just too confuse....

“Criminals kidnapping people for ransom, killings and destruction are not agitating but engaging in lucrative criminality. We know where these criminals are.

"It is better for them to repent, drop their arms and come for empowerment or else, we will come after them and when we come, no house, bush or forest inhabited by them will be spared.

"You cannot force people to stay at home without going to their various places of business, force our children not to go to school and call it agitation. It is not agitation, but a criminal activity and very soon, all those will be addressed.

Thank God for this type of a governor in our state.
Other previous Anambra state governors weren't this focused on this problem.
If this nonsense doesn't stop, Anambra international airport will never be used for its intended purpose of attracting foreign investors.
No foreign investor would go to such a place while there are peaceful alternative destinations.
The Catalans have been agitating for independence from Spain for years, but the Catalans are not destroying their region and killing fellow Catalans in the name of freedom fighting.
This nonsense MUST end!

PETER OBI WAS A GUEST OF BEREKETE FAMILY TODAY. BEREKETE IS AN ABUJA RADIO 101.1 FM PHONING PROGRAM ANCHORED BY A MAN WITH STUDIO NAME; ORDINARY PRESIDENT. TRUE TO THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM ANCHOR HE PETER OBI THE GUEST, TURNED TO AN ORDINARY PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA. BELOW ARE SOME OF OBI'S SOUND BITES WHICH CAUTH ME SHADING TEARS AND WEEPING FOR NIGERIA. I WONDER IS NIGERIA CAN AFFORD TO MISS PETER OBI'S PRESIDENCY.

1. It is a mark of irresponsibility that our children are at home and we are campaigning - Peter Obi

2. We bought our tickets at 40million/100 million. Can Nigerians demand from candidates their annual in come taxes - Peter Obi

3. Nigeria is chairing 18 billion dollars from oil revenue while Malaysia is making 50 billion dollars from Diaspora remittance - Peter Obi

4. By 2030 the whole world will be in dire need of computer engineers and health professionals to the tune of 10 million people and our children are wasting at home - Peter Obi

5.Kwamen Nkuruma University Ghana is the best university in Africa and one of the best 50 in the world in science and Technology study - Peter Obi

6. If I become the President education in primary and secondary schools will be free while Tertiary education will not be free - Peter Obi

7. My first three priority as President will be education, education and education - Peter Obi

8. I will invest and invest in education and export graduates and increase diaspora remittance from 20 billion dollars - Peter Obi

9. As Governor of Anambra State I paid all Corps serving in schools 4,000 naira on 24th of every month as stipend - Peter Obi

10. As Governor I paid every citizen of Anambra above age of 70 and residing in rural area a stipend of 5,000 naira every month - Peter Obi

11. When I assumed office as Governor, I discovered the that Anambra State have governor's Lodge at Abuja. I renovated the building and donated it to United nations free of charge. It eliminated our cost of maintenance and till today UN has been ing Anambra State Government - Peter Obi

12. You can fight insecurity in two ways, natural insecurity is fought by creating job and institutional insecurity will be fought with Technology - Peter Obi

13. There is nothing like security vote in our constitution. What we have is contingency vote which should be max 4% of expenditure - Peter Obi

14. As Governor they brought security vote of 12.5 billion for approval annually. From there I gave each primary school in the sate 5 million each, secondly school 10 million each and ed five school of nursing and midwifery to get accreditation. Gave about 500 first class graduates from Anambra each 1 million Naira. All cost the state 10 billion. The remaing 2.5 billion was used as security vote which covered payment of security personnel at communities, bought vehicles for 200 communities in Anambra - Peter Obi

15. To create jobs banks must be made to give certain percentage of loans to SMEs - Peter Obi

16. I have a 28 years old son who works in UK and he has no car. He has to earn and buy himself a car - Peter Obi

17. My 30 years old daughter is a teacher in a secondary school and she is happy doing her work - Peter Obi

18. Throughout my 8 years as Governor, nobody of Obi family served in my government. I was the one elected and none of them. I take all responsibility of governance - Peter Obi

19. If as President, I don't steal, my wife and children don't steal, Corruption would have been cut by 50% - Peter Obi

20. The youths you neglect today will take a revenge on you tomorrow. #TAKE BACK YOUR COUNTRY# - Peter Obi. etc etc etc.

What next after Kanu release .. Na Dey questions Igbos should be asking demselves ..

Why is IPOB not talking about international diplomacy again and how to get UN to address Nigeria on referendum..

Guess Referendum noise is over ..

Will the release of Kanu stop sit at home .. and killings in igboland ?


Igbos don enter bus wey Dey draw for wall with their two eyes open

Soon them go wake from the spell.. and under that IPOB has deviated and have scammed them mean very mean

Make dem enjoy the show... Buhari should withdraw all securities patrolling east..

On their own .. dem go wake

inoki247:



So me going to get my PVC and elect someone competent in my state and if possible a President from my region means I'm ing the Govt..


You people are just jokers keep up with it...


Today you people will say is DSS or Fulani herdsmen that's destroying your region tomorrow you will wake up and say UGM don't attack anyhow you people are just too confuse....

Reason why I don't like dragging with most of you is because even when your region isn't safer than the east, you overlook yours and focus on the south east. Not because you love the region, But your hate.

KingOfBoyz1:
Reason why I don't like dragging with most of you is because even when your region isn't safer than the east, you overlook yours and focus on the south east. Not because you love the region, But your hate.

my region is not safer than east but did you see skull miner attacking people going to take PVC and disenfranchise people....


worst worst you mention skull miner in my region nd skull miner no dey tell us to du Sit at home so find anoda thing yarn...

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Western media always twisting just to suit their narratives, yesterday Nation newspaper said Onitsha is dead, today Punch with another headline while Soludo media and Anambra state broadcasting service... fear Lagos/Ibadan media they are number 1 in smear campaign and blackmailing

soludo is giving them wotowoto

Soludo you are right,


Those with gun that did below to our people are criminals.



Death to all of them and their evil ers.

maybe this man is not what I hyped him to be.
or maybe it's too early to judge.
Soludo should ignore those miscreants and start working for Anambra people.
there are lots of works to do and if he keeps paying attention to those fools and criminals, they'll just distract him.
yesterday I was ing through MCC Junction onitsha and I saw piles of refuse and dustbins there.
Soludo should evacuate that place immediately so that it'll be motorable again.
start working for us mr professor and ignore Simon Ekpa criminals.
gradually Anambra people are waking up.
yesterday the fool ordered a sit at home but it was 1000% ignored by Anambrarians and he quickly denied it on twitter to save face.
by grace of God this is how he'll keep denying till gets tired of causing chaos in igboland.
oga professor FOCUS.
God bless Igboland
God bless Anambra.

We all know that. IPOB/UGM/ESN are all criminals.

Who is Sokudo