Nanka Stakeholders Beg Gov. Soludo To Help End Killings In The Community
Leaders, elders and other stakeholders in Enugwu Nanka, in Nanka community, Orumba North LGA in Anambra State have appealed to State Government to come to their aid, and end incessant killings in the community.
They made the appeal in a ‘Save Our Souls’ (SOS) letter written to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, and signed by Joe Omehaa as Chairman, and Peter Godson Oforkansi, as Secretary.
The leaders and elders lamented that the killings in the area are becoming too much for them to bear
According to them, there have been division in Nanka, while some described as powerful indigenes, were seeking to silence the majority for standing by the truth.
The letter cited several incidences of killings, and assassination attempts in the community, disclosing also that the new norm is to stop police investigation after killing.
“Your Excellency Sir, one of the killings happened In 2021. A boy of 25 years, Mr. Toochukwu Onyemelukwe, was murdered in Enugwu Nanka Village square, along the Main Road at the popular Ukwumango Nwanyi Uzo village square – an open public place.
“This was simply because the young boy was from the opposing faction of the village union, the Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, against the faction (ODU) being controlled by some powerful persons.
Mr. Martin Okeke, who reported the murder of Mr. Toochukwu Onyemelukwe to the Police, has met many assassination attempts, just because he reported the incident to the Police.
“Mr. Martin Okeke’s life has been continuously threatened by the suspected culprits since they discovered that he reported the murder to the police.
“Okeke has had assassination attempts over his life, he has not been sleeping in his house and his wife is in exile for fear of being killed.” It stated.
The leaders called on Soludo to order for an investigation into the numerous killings of innocent souls in Nanka, and also to investigate why there are many factions of the town union, which has resulted in abnormalities, sacrileges and abominations in Nanka.
Speaking about the factions, the group said: “Both Nanka Town Union and villagers are into factions and frictions due to high handedness and kill-and-coverup activities in the community.
“For some period of time now Your Excellency, you might have heard of number of murders of some innocent souls in Nanka, murder which some of the killings were perpetrated by unknown killers; but the ones that their killers are known are protected from Police investigation by the leaders of the influential group.
“We are thinking these factions may result to total collapse of our dear town if not checked; also, we ask that the Police be allowed to make proper investigations of crimes in Nanka”, they pleaded.
