By our reporter/ One of the traditional rulers who was abducted by gunmen in Okigwe local government area of Imo state on Sunday has regained his freedom.
HRH, Acho Ndukwe of Ihube autonomous community, was released during the raid by a combined team of security operatives on camps in Orsu local government and Uli community in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state.
About 30 suspected kidnappers and criminals were arrested during the raid.
Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the other kidnapped traditional ruler of Ihitte Ihube autonomous community, Paul Ogbu, have not been made known
The incident happened 48 hours after a traditional ruler in Atta autonomous community in Njaba local government area, also of Imo State, was abducted and his corpse dumped at the market square the following morning.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma while reacting to the rescue of the traditional ruler and arrest of the hoodlums, commended security agencies for their work, adding that
the arrests were a sign the new strategy for combating insecurity in the state was working.
“I want to commend the security agencies in Imo State, the DSS, the army, the navy, the police, the civil defense, all of them, for putting their heads together and making sure that, at least, Imo people come home to celebrate Christmas,” he said.
“It has been been a great thing of worry, wondering how entire local governments like Orsu local government would be abandoned in the hands of criminals and cannibals.
“From what we have seen, you will agree with me that these are criminals and bandits who have no future, no plan, who are killing human beings and roasting human beings, eating human beings, cannibals. How else are we supposed to treat these kinds of idiots, if not to ensure that the law takes its course.
“Oftentimes we discuss our strategies and before they will be implemented, it is foiled by the group. Because of mutual suspicion, we have agreed to only discuss at the end of every operation.
“I don’t want to encourage security agencies to tell anybody how they intend to continue this fight. But I know the new strategy is working and my government will give them every support they need to ensure that there is peace in Imo State and then Imo people will be better off for it.”
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