Briefing newsmen at the weekend, Ibrahim Suleiman, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Hope Uzodimma, said northerners in Imo do not have any problem with their host.
He said they do not need protection from non-state actors but government and God.
Suleiman described recent killings of northerners in the state as politically motivated, adding that the state governor has moved to entrench a lasting peace between the northerners and their host.
“We have been living in peace with the people of Imo, we have had no problem, but we have noticed that some enemies of the State government are behind the recent disturbance in the State.
“Miyetti Allah, saying they want to give us protection here, for what reason, are we at war with each other here, we don’t need their vigilante or protection, it is only Allah that protects”, Suleiman said