Awka—THERE
was tension in Anambra State yesterday, following reports that 47 Boko
Haram suspects have been relocated to Ekwulobia Prisons in Aguata Local
Government Area of the state.
When the rumour of the alleged
relocation broke out weekend, hundreds of youths stormed the streets and
all markets in the state were shut in protest.
A visit to Ekwulobia
Prisons, however, did not show any sign that new inmates were brought
there and the prisons officials said they had not received any signal to
that effect.
However, Vanguard gathered last night that the 47
Boko Haram prisoners were brought to Ekwulobia prisons in the dead of
the night of Sunday, June 28, amid tight security.
Yesterday,
agitated people in various parts of the state were seen making telephone
calls and Ekwulobia, the fourth largest city in the state, has been
getting renewed attention, with those whose relations are serving
sentences in the medium security prison expressing worry over the
development, which they said would put their relations there at great
risk, in view of the antecedents of Boko Haram suspects.
The
state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Uju Nwogu,
could not confirm the development, even as she said Governor Willie
Obiano had gone to Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over the
matter.
Following the governor’s absence, the weekly state executive
council meeting, which holds every Monday, could not hold yesterday.
Obiano’s
Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. James Eze, had in a statement,
exonerated the governor from the relocation arrangement.
Eze said
further that Governor Obiano’s efforts to establish understanding and
achieve speedy and peaceful resolution of the matter went to the highest
authorities, adding that he was given assurances that the matter would
be looked into, with a view to resolving it.
There were also
feelers that traders in the commercial town of Onitsha have vowed to
continue their protest, following alleged relocation of the prisoners
from the Northern part of the country to Ekwulobia Prisons.
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