PRESS STATEMENT
THE PLANNED RELOCATION OF BOKO HARAM CONVICTS TO ANAMBRA
PRISONS
SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT
The attention of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has been
drawn to the mischievous speculations on the social media that the planned
relocation of some Boko Haram convicts to some prisons in Anambra State was
done with his tacit approval and endorsement. I wish to categorically dismiss
these speculations, hearsay and beer parlour banters as fundamentally untrue
and should be disregarded by Nigerians.
Hard Facts
The fact is that when governor Obiano got wind of the planned relocation of
these high risk prisoners to Anambra State, he quickly swung into action and
contacted the relevant authorities to seek clarifications on the matter after
which he raised several objections to the plan.
Among Governor Obiano’s many objections are -
That Anambra has been one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria in the past
one year under his watch and that the arrival of these radical elements in any
part of the state would disrupt this peace and lead to a new regime of a
different kind of fear in the state.
That Ekwulobia Prisons is not a Maximum Security Prison. It is therefore not
suitable as holding place for convicted terrorists. Global experiences show that
terrorists and terror suspects are kept in strongly fortified and isolated places. A
good example is the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp where the US keeps
high-risk terror suspects and convicts which is a military facility, located away
from the people. Ekwulobia Prisons does not fit into this category of detention
facilities.
That Ekwulobia Prisons has a capacity to hold 85 inmates. At the moment,
there are 135 inmates in the prison. Therefore, there is no space for new
prisoners. The acute shortage of space presents a high possibility for the
radicalization of other inmates by the Boko Haram convicts.
That unlike other locations where the terror-convicts are held in sparsely
populated areas which makes their isolation from the people easy, Ekwulobia is
a densely populated town. There is a very high risk of contact between these
radical prisoners and the civilian population with an avoidable danger.
That the relocation of these prisoners to Anambra may not have paid adequate
attention to the sensibilities of the country, especially the fact that some ethnic
populations have suffered the most from the activities of these convicts across
the North.
Governor Obiano’s efforts to establish this understanding and achieve a speedy
and peaceful resolution of the matter went to the highest authorities. He was
given assurances that the matter would be looked into with a view to resolving
it with dispatch.
With these assurances he worked assiduously to ensure that there was no
breakdown of law and order during the peaceful demonstration staged by
traders across the state on Saturday, June 27, 2015 against the relocation of
the inmates. Since the demonstration, Governor Obiano has continued to engage
the relevant authorities on behalf of Ndi Anambra to ensure an amicable
resolution of the issue.
He therefore urges Ndi Anambra and Ndigbo in general to remain calm and
avoid anything that might lead to a breach of the peace as the matter is being
resolved at the highest level.
Thank you
James Eze
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media

Cool

Wetin do abuja wey be seat of power, wat abt kirikiri 4 lagos. wait o! wetin dem dey put am 4 prison 4, wetin do firing squad

Why deceiving us with old news?
Now that the prisoners have bn transferred, what next?

I still can't believe that some people in their right senses voted for a BH sympathizer.

No wonder He once used the words 'baboons and monkeys' to describe Nigerians. Tell me where u find those kind of animals if not in a zoo

" Boko Haram are my Brothers "

" Attack on BH is an attack on the North "


" Give BH amnesty "


Who said these ?







NIGERIANS SAY AFTER ME

PRAY NOT TO BE AS CONFUSED AS BUHARI

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PRAY NOT TO BE AS CONFUSED AS BUHARI

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PRAY NOT TO BE AS CONFUSED AS BUHARI

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All this soul takes are still alive moving frm one state to the other, what happen to the firing squad? I wonder while Federal government still keep this people alive.

Hmmm



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President Buhari, may it never be well with you

North -every federal position
South (foolish Yoruba) -V.P which is an irrelevant post
South East -Boko Haram prisoners
South South -Probe

Useless change