BY FOLASHADE KEHINDE
GOVERNOR Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Wednesday, alleged that known politicians in the state were behind the recent attacks on police stations and the Owerri Correctional Facility, where about 1,844 inmates escaped.
He said he had done his investigations and had credible information about those sponsoring the hoodlums.
Uzodinma, who spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today programme, particularly noted that aggrieved politicians were out to destabilise the All Progressives Congress government.
He said, “What happened in Imo State last Monday is unbelievable. A group of hoodlums, of course sponsored by some known politicians in Imo State, decided to destroy public infrastructure and government facilities, attacked a correctional centre and also attacked a police state headquarters.
“What is important to take home is for Nigerians to know of the plot by a group of aggrieved politicians to destablise the government of APC. I have done some thorough investigations and I have a credible lead as to those who are sponsoring the activities of these hoodlums.”
He said Government was working hard towards ensuring that sponsors of the dastardly act were brought to book.
Though the Police had linked the attacks to members of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network, the Governor noted that they were not behind Monday’s attack.
“They try to identify grievances of people in a particular area. They hire hoodlums from outside Imo State. They bring them in, pretending to be IPOB and they commit this crime and they go away,” he said.
“It is not about IPOB. Yes, we agree, we have aggrieved IPOB members. But I can tell you, those who are doing these destructions, most of them were brought from outside Imo State,” the Governor added.
