Umahi accuses PDP, Police of being behind insecurity in South-East

Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi on Sunday, May 8, accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, an anonymous Senator, and Nigeria Police officials of carrying out shootings in the state on Sunday, May 8.

The Governor, who thanked God for President Muhammadu Buhari’s successful visitation last week, said the shooting reported while the President was on the ground was not carried out by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, while speaking to a congregation during a church service at a chapel in the Government House Abakiliki.

According to him, the shooting was carried out by members of the opposition party and goons of a sitting Senator.

The Governor stated that there has been shootings around the secretariat for the past two weeks, vowing that he would seal off the facility if there is another shooting.

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Umahi said, “There were even questions as to why there was no announcement of IPOB about the President’s coming, the answer is I don’t know, refer the matter to God, everything worked out perfectly well and that could only come through fasting and prayers.

“There was a report of shooting; the shooting was done by the PDP people, shooting at the Secretariat and for the past two weeks, they have been shooting in that area, is that how they want to contest and win elections in Ebonyi State?”

He alleged that unknown gunmen, who recently attacked a police station in Ezza South and North were caught with weapons belonging to the police and a vehicle carrying a Senator’s name and PDP logo.

“When the Police Stations were attacked in Ezza South and North, the police guns were missing, when the shooting was happening and one of the thugs were arrested, with a bus of a Senator painted in PDP colour, with his name boldly written on it, do you know what was discovered, among other guns and ammunition was the police gun.

“How can you come to a State and you will be shooting as if there is no Government, and you are carrying police people and then your thugs are shooting, it won’t happen again”, Umahi added.