Imo Community Petitions IG, CDS over Killing of Citizens

The Awomamma Development Forum,  an umbrella association of Awomamma indigenes both home and in Diaspora have sent a strongly worded petition to the Inspector General of Police(IG), Kayode Egbetokun  as well as the Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, to urgently intervene in the continuous killing of their citizens under the guise of fighting insecurity. 

In a letter signed by their Legal Adviser and Attorney, Barrister Obinna Amagwula and the Diaspora Representative,   Chris Ndedigwe, the community stated that whereas they were not opposed to  the fight against bandits and kidnappers by the agents of the state,  they can no longer watch while security agents backed by the state government continue to kill unarmed civilian citizens and bombing family houses which has gone on unabated for over three years now.

The petition which, was also copied to the Director General of the DSS as well as the Executive Governor of Imo state, condemned in particular the recent shooting of one Mr. Vitus Mbah, a 60- year-old truck driver and gravel dealer who was shot  right inside his truck. 

The community wondered how the old man, who is well known as a focused gentleman in the villages,  can be a bandit and why shoot soft targets instead of arresting and prosecuting suspects. 

The community leaders said they may have to resort to self help to protect themselves if it becomes obvious that government cannot guarantee their safety.