The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has ordered
a fresh headcount of herdsmen in the state.
The governor gave the order on Tuesday during one-day stakeholders’ security
summit at the Prof Dora
Obiano, who said there was headcount last year, maintained that after the new
census, police and other security agencies should treat any roaming herdsmen in
the state as criminals.
The governor said, “You should treat any itinerant herdsmen as criminals.
Security reports show that it is these itinerant headers that commit all manner
of crimes to have their way through.
“They are the people that kill, kidnap, rape and harass the people with
impunity. Those of them carrying any type of firearms should be treated as
armed robbers.”
Obiano said the security and welfare of the people had remained top priorities
for his government.
He urged the stakeholders, including security agencies, community leaders,
vigilantes, youths to strive to keep the state’s record as one of the safest
states in the country, while vouching his government’s continued support in
that respect.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, who was represented by Deputy
Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Joseph
Egbunike, expressed dissatisfaction with the activities of the proscribed
Indigenous People of Biafra who he accused of fomenting trouble in the
South-East.
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