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Expresses sadness over loss of lives

…Asks those in custody of weapons snatched from security agencies to return them

*State Security Council approves immediate joint patrol, meeting with royal fathers, religious and opinion leaders

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, rose from an emergency Security Council meeting with all the heads of security agencies in the state, reiterating his commitment to unravel the causes of the civil disturbances of August 23, 2020, as well as put further machinery in motion to forestall future re-occurrence.

Addressing newsmen after the meeting which took place at the EXCO Chambers of the Lion Building, Government House, Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi expressed sadness over the loss of lives during the untoward events.

The governor said that “as the Chief Security Officer of the state, I am at all times committed, to doing all within my powers, to ensure the security of lives and property in Enugu State”.

He added that “following the emergency Security Council meeting…, it has become necessary to give those responsible for getting to the root of these unfortunate developments a little more time to complete their work”.

Gov. Ugwuanyi further said: “The events of the 23rd August, 2020 which culminated in the loss of lives of members of Nigerian Security Agencies and residents of Enugu State as well as recent reports of attacks on Railway Police Station, Ogui, on 28th August, 2020 and Unity Police Station, Abakpa, on 30th August, 2020 where weapons were reportedly carted away, have been matters of great concern to me”.

The governor therefore asked those in custody of weapons snatched from security agents to return them to the agencies or the nearest traditional ruler who will return same to the appropriate security agency.

While appealing for calm and understanding of all concerned “as we work together to sustain the long existing and cherished peace in Enugu State”, the governor disclosed that the State Security Council in the meeting approved the immediate joint patrol by all security agencies and a meeting with traditional rulers, religious and opinion leaders to hold on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the Government House, Enugu.

It would be recalled that the governor, in the wake of the civil disturbances in the state, summoned an emergency state Security Council meeting for September 1, 2020, where "all security agencies in the state are expected to brief His Excellency, the Governor, fully, on the immediate and remote causes of the clashes, as well as advance measures to avert such occurrences in the future.”

Enugu State is in the hands of God!#amokelouis

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Are pictures from the meeting

Good. d police &dss are in trouble. enugu isnt kaduna were lives of citizens dont matter.

Okay

Them still dey campaign ?

No problem

It shouldn't just be a political promise though...

Please get to the root and stem of the matter....and the leaf too

Peace

Observing with keen interest

Show courage first by constituting a panel of inquiry

No be that woman again, he done do finish be that

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The picture quality of the images too fine. Chain!

slivertongue:
Good. d police &dss are in trouble. enugu isnt kaduna were lives of citizens dont matter.

Use your brain for God sake. Tomorrow you will come here shouting genocide. What does Eungu people have to fight Security agents. This is how Odi in Bayelsa state started during Obasanjo regime. Some foolish people are clapping for guys attacking Security agents until unthinkable happened.

ipob are terrorists.Kanu is out there dey sample diff pusi,dey scam the gullible yweets.The Ediots are here fighting police.,If u die,u die for nothing.God nor go vex

These people are only committed to doing what will rake money into their pockets.
Awon hushadults

It all politics

Ugwu should allow pythons to strike those stubborn , nuisance pipu disturb the peace of the state

Take care of your home first Mr man. You will soon be expose of what you did in the garden of Eden

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I don't understand. Civilians snatched gun from force men? I need explanation OP

Ugwuanyi is wasting time. He should convene a high powered independent panel that will investigate and find out how people lost their lives

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. Cowards and very foolish rulers, i wonder how the entire east ended up with a group of Lily livered human beings as governors at the same time, now that we need real men in Power, I am an I member neither do i approve all their approaches, but they are igbos first and that the reason they were killed that way, being ipob was just a leeway.

U &ur fellow anarchist in uniform are busy killing innocent nigerians. who attack dem? cant ple assemble in peace

Who attacked police station ? Same armless youths ? Seem they are also responsible for toomuch rain these days. God will judge all of us

All we need is peace to reign in Enugu, no matter what.........

Can we please see a picture of the DSS operatives that were killed. What are their names? Until the alleged killing is proved I remain convinced that that was what was said to justify the attack on unarmed innocent Igbo youth.