…cult gangs that fought will surely be tracked down and dealt with says Soludo
…President General of Obosi community, Hon. Ike Okolo was reportedly shot dead in a petrol station
The Governor of Anambra state Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has condemned the cult-related war among rival groups and subsequent killings in Obosi and Ifite, Okpuno in Idemili North and Awka South Council Areas respectively.
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In a press release by the chief press secretary to Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime and made available to ANN stated that the attention of Anambra State Government has drawn to killings within the State as a consequence of cult-related war among rival cult groups in Okpuno, Ifite and Obosi communities.
Governor Soludo while condemning the mindless killings in the strongest terms, assured that the perpetrators will be apprehended and decisively dealt with, even if they have ran out of town. He stressed that they will be hunted down to face the full wrath of the law.
He called on Ndi Anambra to go about their normal duties and enjoy the season as the challenges are isolated cases that will be nipped in the bud soon.
In Obosi, the President General of the Community, Hon. Ike Okolo was reportedly shot dead in a petrol station on Monday, 2nd January, 2022, by gunmen, while in Obi Maduka’s compound within Nodu town square, Nodu Okpuno, gunmen killed four people identified as Onyiebo Okoye, Kenechukwu Okeke, Jude Ebenezar and Obinna Maduka.
Until this killings, the festive season has been rated by many as the best Christmas ever in decades as it was traffic-free with a new system of traffic control put in place by the government during the festive season with Anambra Youth Volunteers and the State traffic management agency working 24 hours at all the critical points to control traffic.
