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Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, appears to have been overwhelmed by the worsening insecurity in the state as the spate of kidnapping of traditional rulers in the state has continued with the state government watching helplessly.
This drama of abductions of the traditional rulers in the state had continued on Tuesday night as gunmen kidnapped the traditional ruler of Umuezeala Ama Autonomous Community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state, Eze Aloysius Igwe.
The traditional ruler of Atta ancient kingdom in Njaba Local Government Area, Edwin Azike had earlier been murdered.
However, the traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, Eze Damian Nwaigwe, and the Eze Acho Ndukwe of Ihube Autonomous community in Okigwe Local Government Area were freed by the kidnappers.
The traditional ruler of Ezi- Mbieri, an autonomous community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, 89-year-old Eze Henry Madumere, was also freed by his abductors.
The monarch was the father to former Imo State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere.
While most of the southern states had developed local solutions such as Amotekun and other local vigilante groups to complement the efforts of the conventional security agencies to tackle insecurity, Uzodimma has continued to depend largely on Abuja for solutions.
An elder statesman, and Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, had reportedly blamed the insecurity in the state to the rift between Uzodimma and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
According to media reports, Amechi also reportedly exonerated the separatist groups agitating for Biafra for the insecurity in the state.
He argued that until Uzodimma and Okorocha resolve their problems and make peace, the state may not know peace.
When will Uzodimma look inward and stop running to Abuja, which is already overwhelmed by the activities of bandits and other terrorists across the country?
