Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has declared that Ihiala Local Government must be totally liberated from criminals unleashing terror and mayhem in the area.
Soludo who made the declaration at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Awka during the official launch of the special intervention force christened Operation Udo Ga Achi and Agunechemba respectively over the weekend, said the Ebonesie axis of Ihiala comprising Mbosi, Azia, Isseke, Lilu, Osumoghu and Ubuluisiuzo must be set free from daredevil gunmen camping in surrounding bushes and holding the communities hostage.
The governor said that there are ongoing clearance operations in the area and that government is determined that the people of Ihiala must be totally liberated from the criminals. That government is coming to Ihiala with a structured force and even if it means declaring Ihiala a war zone, he said government is coming with a war plan and it must defeat the criminals and set Ihiala free again.
