Gov Uzodinma Constitutes Panel To Investigate Security Breaches In Imo

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has inaugurated a seven-man judicial commission of inquiry on insecurity in the state.

Governor Uzodinma performed the inauguration at the new exco chamber of the Imo State Government House, Owerri, on Tuesday.

He saddled the panel with the responsibility to find out causes of some security breaches experienced in the state which led to loss of lives and properties.

The head of the commission is retired High Court justice, Eze-Ohiri Fred Njemanze.

The governor maintained that the state’s security challenges are being sponsored and charged the panel to find out the root causes of the security challenges.

“It was clear from the ruthless efficiency of these daredevil security breaches that they were coordinated and sponsored. Imo people are eager to know – HOW and WHY these unusual security breaches occurred and how they can be prevented in the future.

“This is why I have inaugurated this seven-man Judicial Commission of Inquiry to get to the root of the matter and come up with answers to the nagging questions and also make justifiable recommendations on going forward.”

He added that, “Let me reiterate that the Government and people of Imo State want to know why the security breaches occurred. They also want to know those behind it. And if it was sponsored – We want you to unmask the sponsors too.

“Your Commission should also determine the extent of damage caused by the insecurity to the state and to individuals as well.

“Given the clinical precision of their operations, it was obvious to all and sundry that it was a well-orchestrated action and well-focused attacks on the instrumentality of state authority, the economy and the psyche of the people.

“It is regrettable that apart from the avoidable loss of lives, the state lost billions of naira to the security crisis. Indeed, the trauma suffered by the citizens as a result of the action of the perpetrators cannot be quantified in monetary terms. It will take a long time for our people to recover from the physical and emotional assault they suffered from the incessant bombardment of violence by a band of criminal gangs.”