Anambra Ranks Highest In Insecurity – Valentine Ozigbo

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Anambra governorship candidate, Valentine Ozigbo, has said the security situation in the state was troubling.

Ozigbo decried the conspiracy of silence among elites, including religious leaders, traditional rulers and civil society organizations while insecurity destroys the social fabric of the state.

Naija News reports that the Labour Party chieftain stated this on Tuesday while reacting to a statement from Catholic priest, Fr. Chibuzo Emmanuel Obimma, known as Fr. Ebube Muonso.

The Catholic priest in a trending video on social media condemned the high rates of crimes in the state. He called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo to take decisive actions against the activities of armed groups in the state.

According to Ozigbo, “One clear fact in the South East today is that Anambra ranks highest in insecurity. The situation has become so dire that no week passes without horrible news about killings and abductions of citizens, while the state government carries on as though nothing is amiss. What has been shocking to me was the seeming conspiracy of silence among the elites, including religious leaders, Igwes, business entrepreneurs and various civil society groups.”

The Anambra 2025 gubernatorial aspirant condemned the attack on Fr. Ebube Muonso by some state government officials, including the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor.

“When Fr Ebube Muonso spoke out about the precarious security situation in the state and challenged the government to address these issues, all hell broke loose. Government agents began insulting the revered priest and calling him various names. While one could overlook many of these insults due to the character of those making them, the Information Commissioner’s shocking response left many speechless.

“The commissioner’s use of gutter language against a priest of God, simply because the priest called on his state’s leader to protect his people, is most unbecoming of anyone holding public office. It becomes even more egregious coming from one who describes himself as a knight of the Church.

“This behaviour is shameful, undignifying, and embarrassing, and deserves an unqualified apology.

“When did it become a crime for citizens to protest against harmful government policies? Are we no longer in a democracy?” Ozigbo stated.

He called on Governor Soludo to step up his fight against activities of non-state actors in the state.