The Anambra State Governor, Gov. Willie Obiano has enforced a 6pm - 6 am curfew on Omor and Umumbo communities in Ayamelum Local Government area of the state.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday, 7th May, 2020, by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C-DON Adinuba.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the curfew was imposed due to the clashes between the Omor and Umumbo communities last 2 days over land, and resulting in the demise of one individual and property destruction in both communities.
However, while criticizing the strife, the commissioner disclosed that it was contrary to the policy of the Obiano-led government on peace and peaceful coexistence.
Well, a source, who preferred anonymity, told NAN in Awka that more than 50 individuals from both communities have been missing, and some injured since Tuesday, 5th May, 2020, when the conflict started.
The commissioner revealed that the security agencies, such as the Nigeria police force, the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), had been deployed to the communities to maintain law and order.
“This conflict is a negation of the strenuous efforts the government and people of Anambra State have been making in the past six years to make the state not only the safest and most secured in the federation but also, the most socially- harmonious.
“Given that the state government considers the safety of the life and property of every Anambra person an article of faith, those responsible for the violence will be made to face the full weight of the law.
“The security agencies, including the Anambra Vigilance Group (AVG), are hereby directed to arrest everyone involved in the conflict and bring him or her to justice.
“The arrest and prosecution of those connected with the Umumbo-Omor crisis will serve as a lesson to others who may wish to fan the embers of disunity and crisis in any other part of the state,” Adinuba stated.
Adinuba added that the actions of those behind the strife were harmful to the state government’s drive towards the economic growth and development of the state.
However, he promised the citizens of government’s unwavering resolve to make the state the most peaceful in Nigeria and beyond.
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