The famous English play writer William Shakespeare in one of his books “Macbeth” noted that security in mortal’s Chief test enemy, we agree that any space environment where there is no security there is no life” hence in the past ten years or a decade and more this column with the permission of the tabloid has devoted time space on the nagging issue of insecurity in our country with reference to the South East special emphasis to the place called as “Imo State since the return of civil or democratic rule in his nation with its climax under the regime of Senator Owelle Rochas Okorocha till date, apart from life done nothing is most vital or essential to mortal man than security and safety.
These essential necessities have been lacking in Imo and comes in many formats ranging outright robbery, murder, kidnapping, gangsters for rape etc, many own streets farmland and highways coupled with total arsons of communities, villages to a point trade and commerce have virtually been halted while agriculture with animal husbandry have been stopped leading to absolute hunger and starvations in state that has an elected government with a governor “though some alleged or refer to him as an absentee ruler.
Distinguished Hope Uzodinma took over the mantle of political leadership with the 3R mantra of Rehabilitation Recovery and Restoration what is happening to Imo and Imo citizens today.
No place is safe or secure beginning with the major streets of the state capital with the component three local government as the major urban areas of Orlu, Okigwe and Mbaise.
Boko Haram, armed Fulani herdsmen, cultists, kidnappers, rapists and human parts merchant have taken over the state of Imo that no one is safe or secure “what is the APC led federal and state government doing to protect or safeguard and secure the lives of the citizens of Imo State who are also Nigerians and their property or are we pushing out to look for safety and security elsewhere.
We feel bold and courageous to re-iterate our earlier appeals to Imo government House of Assembly with all the security agencies including the police, Army, Navy, Air force and Civil defence crops to team up and provide safety and security not hiding or abetting hooligans and criminals in any guise or form.
