We all know that security agents do not just descend on innocent people and murder them in cold blood. Being mindful of the fact that their primary responsibility is to protect the citizens, they only use force or deploy their weapons in extreme cases, especially when they are threatened or their lives are in danger. Exceptions can be made for isolated incidents of accidental discharge, or when a drunk officer or one with mental health problems goes beserk.
But, what happened? The highly respected Department of State Services has explained that it acted in response to an intelligence report. According to the intelligence report, members of the outlawed and dreaded ESN were meeting at a certain camp in Awo Omama to strategize on how to enforce the “sit–at–home” order planned for the next day being Monday, July 18th, 2022. The ruthless enforcement of the “sit–at–home” order in this area had been responsible for several deaths in the past.
But, typically the propagandists and enemies of government went ahead and weaved a tale that the youth were returning from a wedding party and officers of Ebubeagu security outfit intercepted and murdered them in cold blood. How convenient does this sound? Adequately manipulated, and powered by the opposition, this story went viral, first in the social media, and then in some conventional media.
It is curious that when tens of people were being murdered daily in Imo state at the height of the insecurity that pervaded in the state there was no whimper from any of these latter day human rights activists. The fact that these killings coincided with an open threat by some people who vowed to make the state ungovernable did not worry them.
Where were these crusaders when the country home of the governor was set ablaze? Were they asleep when hoodlums routinely burnt the houses of high-profile citizens of Imo state? What was their reaction to the incessant kidnapping and killing of innocent men as they went about their business? How did they react to the killing of staff of INEC who were on official duties? Could it be that the crimes of the hoodlums were permissible because Uzodimma and his government were the victims? These...
How can you be the governor of a state and all three regions in the state you govern, even your home town hates you, you must be doing something wrong.
Violence is bad enough, we should stop 🚫 spreading it. Everyone lay down your weapons, and use your words 💬
So the once we saw ebubegu deed in isu lga,in my village burning people's houses were fictions, relative who's Brothers were killed are all lying right,? the writer of this story will use the money he was paid to publish this lies for his family members burial burial!!!
May calamity befall whoever wrote this rubbish!!