Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), says all indigenes of Imo are to blame for the
security challenges in the state.
In recent months, there have been attacks on security
operatives and government property in Imo.
On May 30, the violence reached a crescendo when groups of
gunmen unleashed four different attacks on strategic locations and government
buildings in the state.
Ahmed Gulak, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, was one of the victims of the violence.
Reacting to the insecurity in the state, Iwu, an Imo
indigene himself, said the blame for the security crisis should be put at the
feet of all residents of Imo.
He said the silence and complicity of Imo indigenes allowed
the insecurity to fester.
“Imo is a place where many people come to. No matter who’s
causing the problem from outside, there must be some participation by Imo
people for that to happen,” the former INEC chairman said in a chat with Arise
TV on Wednesday.
“A situation where we are killing people that have come to
protect us is stupid. We can’t be killing policemen that are here to protect
us. We can’t have our young people being molested because of our own excesses.
We Imolites are part of the cause. We can’t exonerate ourselves completely but
yet we’re also part of Nigeria.
“We’re guilty, all of us in Imo state, are guilty for
allowing such things to happen. For not shouting early enough, we are all
guilty.”
Iwu added that the situation is also a fallout of the high
unemployment rate in the state.
“Right now, what is happening, we are having our own share
of national insecurity. We’re also having some local players and the situation
which is inherent anywhere you have a very low employment rate and poverty
manifests. We don’t know what is the main trigger. But whatever is the trigger,
if we don’t have our people who are ready to be used, then it would not
happen,” he said.
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