According to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, the state cannot allow zero point zero one percent of the people who are criminals define ninety nine point one percent of the entire people of the state.
This statement encapsulates the resolve of Governor Soludo at the unveiling of the Anambra State Homeland Security law and the launch of Special Security Operation, Udo Ga-Achi” with “Agunechemba” security outfit, a new Vigilante architecture being the fulcrum of the strike force to route out marauding criminal gangs from Anambra shores.
The Governor said the new special operation which was launched last Saturday in Awka, rests on a robust security system with zero tolerance to criminality and will act as bulwark against lucrative criminality adorned with deceptive ideology and propaganda.
The actual implementation of Udo Ga-Achi involves the deployment of technology with active collaboration of federal security agencies and support of ndi Anambra to assure sustainability.
Many people agree with the Governor that the character and dynamics of criminality particularly in the Southeast has evolved and become hydra-headed in the last two years.
The launch of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, which repealed and replaced the State Vigilant Act, provides a new framework for the much needed logistics support and sophistication to the security agencies.
The provision of two hundred patrol vehicles equipped with modern gadgets to aid command and control, tracking system and Artificial Intelligence -powered surveillance cameras amongst other incentives are clear statements of intent that Anambra is no longer a playground for criminals and criminality.
It was Cicero’s informed opinion that; “The greatest incitement to crime is the hope of escaping punishment.”
Governor Soludo deserves commendation, so also the Anambra State House of Assembly for recognizing the multifaceted security challenges buffeting the state and strengthening the hands of the law and institutions, as well as promoting renewed citizen involvement in confronting the menace.
Since ignorance of the law is no excuse, the recommended handbook should be printed without delay and distributed widely in furtherance of public awareness and enlightenment.
The new law reflects the exigencies of the time and space in Anambra and will help curb excesses of vigilante operatives and entrench efficiency.
With Agunechemba operating at local levels and assisting the Police, DSS, Army, Air force and Civil Defence, those engaging in substance abuse, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, organ harvesting, cultism and are emboldened by the warped ideology of neo-paganism and criminal idolatry must be flushed out. May Agunechemba succeed!
WRITTEN BY EMEKA OZUMBA
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