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By Vincent Ujumadu
THE entire five South Eastern states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo appear to be boiling and there is tension in most communities, no thanks to the renewed insecurity challenges in the zone.
Since the beginning of 2021, there had been bloodbath in most of the states and there appears to be no solution in sight.
The latest incident involving the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo in which gunmen swooped on the venue of a town hall meeting of the Professor of Economics and governorship aspirant of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the November 6 election in Anambra State and killed three policemen and took their arms, was the climax of the frightening situation.
Aba is the heart of Igbo land. Whenever Aba sneezes, the rest of the South-east region catches cold. The popularity of the Enyimba city is the inguinety of her people who have the ability of producing something out of nothing. And that’s why Aba is widely regarded as the capital of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME’s).
Apart from occupying a prominent position in trade and commerce which are the backbone of the state economy, Aba also, has a history of resisting tyranny and oppression. It’s a known fact that the rebellion against British colonial rule started in the Enyimba city in 1929. That year, Aba Women confronted the oppressors by saying NO to the imposition of taxes. It happened at a time when other ethnic groups that formed the entity known today as Nigeria were still sleeping.
Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Former Governor of the Central Bank, CBN, and frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has relived his experience during the attack on him at a rally which led to the killing of four persons including three of his police guards on Wednesday.
Soludo who spoke barely 24 hours after after the attack by gunmen said the operation lasted for more than 10 minutes.
Gunmen had opened fire during a town hall meeting at the Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing the three security aides.