Chief Whip of the Senate , Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned the attack at the country home of Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, describing it as declaration of war in the Southeast zone.
Kalu said that continuous raiding of police stations and destruction of property by gunmen called for a decisive action.
He appealed to the Federal Government to rescue the state from the siege by gunmen.
The former governor, in a statement signed by Barrister Emeka Nwala of the office of the Senate Chief Whip on Sunday, said the situation needed genuine intervention from the federal government to tame the unknown miscreants who were interested in making life miserable for the South Easterners.
He lamented that the destruction of infrastructure tantamount self destruction and advised that “no wise man burns his house to punish his enemies.”
He expressed worries that the insecurity in Southeast had become more complicated to the extent that the home of a chief security officer of a state was being set ablaze
He added that the deteriorating insecurity in the country had become an increasing matter of concern as Nigerians were no longer feeling secure anywhere.
Read him: ”If the home of a state governor could be so brazenly attacked and set ablaze, what would they not do to the home of ordinary citizens?”
He stressed the need for the Federal Government and security agencies to be more proactive in handling the insecurity in the country.
The Senate Chief Whip, however, urged Governor Uzodinma not to be deterred by the incident.
“The attack should rather cause the Governor to beef up security and welfare for the citizens of the state,” he said.
Kalu advised Nigerians to be security conscious at all times and provide useful information to security operatives to help the quest to secure Nigerians.
Gov. Uzodinma’s country home in Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area, was reported to have been set ablaze by gunmen early Saturday morning.
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