The Commander of the Agunechemba Safety Squad and Particular Adviser to Governor Charles Soludo on Neighborhood Safety, Kenneth Emeakayi, has described latest threats to his life and that of his household by gunmen as cowardly.
This improvement comes amid rising considerations by conventional rulers in Delta State over the inflow of suspected pretend native docs and ritualists into their communities.
Emeakayi revealed that he has acquired a number of threatening calls from people suspected to be gunmen, demanding that he resign from his place or face demise.
“Not too long ago, a conventional ruler in Asaba, Delta State, complained that criminals fleeing Anambra have now infiltrated his state,” he stated.
“My colleagues in different states have been calling to ask why criminals are relocating to their areas, saying, ‘Why did you folks in Anambra chase them to our states?’”
Emeakayi cited the event as proof of the effectiveness of the safety structure presently operational in Anambra State.
“Earlier than my appointment, I served as a safety guide to numerous states and cities, so I perceive the scenario on the bottom. A few of these criminals even confessed that they used to hold out kidnappings in Anambra and return to their residence states to construct mansions and make investments. The operation was nicknamed Ije Olu Anambra—which implies ‘Anambra works’—due to the wealth they amass right here. That wealth is what has attracted a lot of them.”
Talking additional on the threats, Emeakayi acknowledged, “These persons are cowards. I obtain threats nearly every day—threats to my life, my mom’s, my kids’s, and my sister’s. They even name my kids and warn them, ‘Inform your father we’ll kill him if he doesn’t resign.’”
Regardless of the threats, he has remained resolute. “I advised my kids, you might have your personal lives to dwell. If you wish to run out of your father’s land due to cowards, that’s your selection.”
Recounting one of many threatening calls, Emeakayi stated, “One caller stated he would kill me and burn down my home. I advised him he’s a coward for hiding his quantity. I pleaded with him to not burn down the home as a result of it belongs to my father, and any hearth would additionally have an effect on neighboring properties of harmless folks. I even challenged him to call a location, and I’d meet him there. He stated, ‘You look like a cussed man,’ and I advised him, ‘No, I simply know cowards after I see one.’”
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