Owerri Attacks Sponsored by Politicians, Gov Uzodinma Alleges
*Attackers not from Imo state – governor
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Wednesday night said that the attacks on the State Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Centre in Owerri were sponsored by politicians.
Uzodinma said aggrieved politicians in the state sponsored the attacks, adding that the attackers were brought into Imo state and not from Imo.
Speaking during a Live TV programme, said it was wrong to say that the attacks were carried out by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) or Eastern Security Network.
Incidentally, the former former Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu had claimed that the attacks were carried out by IPOD and ESN.
The Governor was quoted saying, “Their (attackers’) tactics is that they try to identify grievances of people in a particular area. If it is in Imo State and probably there are some IPOB people who are not happy, they hire hoodlums from outside Imo State, they bring them in pretending to be IPOB and they commit these crimes and they go away.
“So, it is not about IPOB. Yes, we agree, we have aggrieved IPOB members but I can tell you those who are doing this destruction, most of them were brought in from outside Imo State.
“What is important for Nigerians to know is the plot by a group of aggrieved politicians to destabilise the government of APC (All Progressives Congress).
“I have done some thorough investigation and I have some credible lead as to those who are sponsoring these activities of these hoodlums.
“I don’t want to pre-empt the investigations of other security agencies but I can tell you we are working hard to ensure the sponsors of this dastardly acts must be brought to book.”
It would be recalled that IPOD had also denied having a hand in the attack.
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Wednesday night said that the attacks on the State Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Centre in Owerri were sponsored by politicians.
Uzodinma said aggrieved politicians in the state sponsored the attacks, adding that the attackers were brought into Imo state and not from Imo.
Speaking during a Live TV programme, said it was wrong to say that the attacks were carried out by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) or Eastern Security Network.
Incidentally, the former former Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu had claimed that the attacks were carried out by IPOD and ESN.
The Governor was quoted saying, “Their (attackers’) tactics is that they try to identify grievances of people in a particular area. If it is in Imo State and probably there are some IPOB people who are not happy, they hire hoodlums from outside Imo State, they bring them in pretending to be IPOB and they commit these crimes and they go away.
“So, it is not about IPOB. Yes, we agree, we have aggrieved IPOB members but I can tell you those who are doing this destruction, most of them were brought in from outside Imo State.
“What is important for Nigerians to know is the plot by a group of aggrieved politicians to destabilise the government of APC (All Progressives Congress).
“I have done some thorough investigation and I have some credible lead as to those who are sponsoring these activities of these hoodlums.
“I don’t want to pre-empt the investigations of other security agencies but I can tell you we are working hard to ensure the sponsors of this dastardly acts must be brought to book.”
It would be recalled that IPOD had also denied having a hand in the attack.
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