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Governor Soludo Has Contacted Nigerian Army Personnel To Invade Anambra Communities, Arrest, Detain Residents – IPOB Raises Alarm

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March 22, 2024
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State deployed soldiers and operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) to some communities in the Ogbaru Local Government Area where they are illegally arresting and detaining residents of the communities.

The IPOB, which made the allegation in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, noted that Soludo's interest was to chase away operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) for political favours.

"Reports have it that Governor Soludo has given order to the military joint forces to invade Ogbaru LGA of Anambra State, especially Umunankwo, Echeuche, and Osamalla Communities."

"The above named communities have witnessed an influx of Nigeria Military via invitation by Governor Soludo, thinking he will stop IPOB."

"Due to the military invasion of Ogbaru communities, many schools have been closed and farmers are not able to go to their farms.

"Governor Soludo and the military have sent Ogbaru children out of school. He will also create hunger in Anambra State and Alaigbo as soldiers are preventing Ogbaru farmers from going to farms as the farming season commences."

"Governor Soludo and the military are threatening to burn down houses in the communities if they don't inform them about the activities of IPOB/ESN operatives. The military has burnt down many houses already in Ogbaru."

Powerful stated that Governor Soludo "Is recruiting Agberos (touts) as a task force and military to be intimidating Anambra residents," adding that "The Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) are armed to be harassing, intimidating, arresting, and molesting innocent citizens.

"The AVG conducts illegal arrest, detains their victims, and demands that their relatives bail them with a huge sum of money or risk being killed."

"Some of the criminal elements in this AVG go about extorting people in the name of ESN. The AVG has similar characteristics as the Ebubeagu and SARS.

"For Governor Soludo to deploy the Nigeria Military in Ogbaru communities is to provide a cover-up for bandits and illegal oil bunkerers activities."

The IPOB spokesperson said that "Governor Soludo should focus on providing security and development to the Anambra people. He should demilitarise Anambra State. He should also disband or caution the security groups such as AVG and Pillar Youths.

"If the Anambra State Government refuses to call his security groups to order, IPOB volunteers and ESN operatives would do what is necessary to keep our land and people safe."

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The IPOB, which made the allegation in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, noted that Soludo's interest was to chase away operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) for political favours.

Wahala,

IPOB will definitely antagonise second term ambition of Soludo

Good move

The criminals must be thrown out...

SadiqBabaSani:
Wahala,

IPOB will definitely antagonise second term ambition of Soludo

you so pray.

Stupid thread aimed at trying to cause division! All Igbo (and i don’t mean the useless impostors) should ignore this thread! This is the kind of news story on the south-east the OP will rush to create a thread on!

As Nigerian army has been smashing IPOb and ESN camp every now and then, IPOB are trying to transfer their anger in Soludo. These people want to keep holding the SE and it's economy to ransom.

Soludo should not turn Anambra to Imo state.

IPOB is just a drowning terrorist organization filled with liars and criminals. Those communities in Ogbaru were the ones who sent SOS to Governor Soludo to save them from the IPOB terrorists that have made their communities a danger zone with many people and businesses fleeing to escape from kidnapping, extortion and ritual killings that IPOB is carrying out in those communities.

Toh

helinues:
Toh

Do you want to replace Soludo as the governor? I can make it happen within seconds ok.

Anambra Governor Soludo Faces Backlash After Saying 99% Of Arrested Kidnappers Are Igbo, Not Fulani


July 8, 2025
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has come under fire following comments he made during a speech in Maryland, United States, where he claimed that about 99% of all the arrested kidnappers in the state are Igbos, not Fulani herdsmen.

The statement, made on July 7 during his U.S. visit, has drawn a sharp and damning response from the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a human rights and advocacy group in Nigeria.

Speaking in Maryland, Governor Soludo claimed, “Out of 99.5% of those arrested by the government in various camps belonging to kidnappers across the state, none is a member of the killer herdsmen.”

He further dismissed security reports about Fulani herdsmen occupying forests in Anambra as “false narratives.”

In a rebuttal signed by the Intersociety Board Chairmen, Emeka Umeagbalasi, the group described the governor’s statement as “reckless,” “vexatious,” and “gravely endangering the security and safety of the State and her citizens.”

“The Governor is gravely endangering the security and safety of the State… especially their present and future safety,” part of the statement read.

“His government’s kid-gloves and lukewarm approaches to jihadist herdsmen and their genocidal activities across the state since the inception of his administration on March 17, 2022, are deeply troubling.”

Intersociety accused Governor Soludo of shielding the killer herdsmen despite evidence of their involvement in violent crimes, claiming they account for “not less than 30% of violent crimes across the State.”

He further alleged that “about 60% or more of forest camps belonging to violent criminals… including armed herdsmen are yet to be accessed or raided by security forces.”

Referencing a media report published on June 23, 2025, Umeagbalasi said Anambra State has been listed among 11 states that embraced the Nigerian government’s cattle ranching plan, a move he described as “blind, selfish and strongly condemnable.”

The group warned of the long-term consequences of the state’s alleged complicity.

“Anambra State… now sits on a keg of jihadist gunpowder… with grave dangers," the statement warned.

The group also pointed to a specific incident in April 2024, where a family of three was abducted and allegedly raped by herdsmen in the Ukwulu forest.

Intersociety claimed that after being alerted, the state government denied the incident and labelled it a “concocted narrative.”

Umeagbalasi added, “His assertion that ‘none of the 99.5% of those arrested in Anambra State is a member of killer herdsmen’… does not hold water, especially against the backdrop of intelligence bias and lack of credible forensic capabilities by the State.”

The group further alleged that in 2021, a senior official in Soludo’s government was accused of facilitating land acquisitions for herdsmen in various Anambra communities, including Awka North and South, Ayamelum, and Dunukofia.

Despite commending Soludo’s efforts in improving roads and providing free education, Intersociety maintained that “the worst and most dangerous part” of his administration is its alleged role in bringing the herdsmen ranching agenda to the South-East, potentially at the cost of future security and cultural survival.

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The statement, made on July 7 during his U.S. visit, has drawn a sharp and damning response from the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a human rights and advocacy group in Nigeria.