{"id":108453,"date":"2023-10-08T17:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108453"},"modified":"2023-10-08T17:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T16:08:21","slug":"bombing-in-imo-senator-achonu-begs-tinubu-to-intervene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/bombing-in-imo-senator-achonu-begs-tinubu-to-intervene\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombing in Imo: Senator Achonu begs Tinubu to intervene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1779202256564905348\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 2023 Imo governorship candidate of the Labour Party,\u00a0 LP, Senator Athan Achonu, on Sunday pleaded with President Bola Tinubu, to intervene following the reports of bombing of some Imo communities in the Okigwe council area of Imo state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAchonu made this appeal to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to the reports of security operatives bombing of some communities alleged to have been occupied by hoodlums.<\/p>\n<p>He said his call for intervention was because the bombing operation has led to the issues of displacement of residents as well as loss of lives.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Achonu,\u00a0 however,\u00a0 called on President Tinubu, to call to order the\u00a0 governor of Imo state,\u00a0 Hope Uzodimma, regarding the ongoing bombing activities and that being in the habit of threatening a community was not the best way to address insecurity in Imo.<\/p>\n<p>According to Achonu, \u201cIt is with so much grief and sadness that I address the nation today, on the ongoing multiple bombardments happening in okigwe zone, which has led to the destruction of lives, properties and livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I address you now, so many families are left homeless, scores dead and many missing and yet to be accounted for. It grieves my heart, that these dastardly acts are being directed at defenseless citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPermit me to state categorically that this measure of state sponsored violence and destruction, should not be meted to any zone or community for any reasons. While we await the security agencies to unravel those behind this unjustified bloodshed and destructions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to call on Mr President once again, to set up a high-powered investigative panel to unravel the perpetrators behind the wanton killings and destruction of properties l, currently going on in Imo State, and moreso, to use this office to call the Imo State governor to order, especially following his recent threats of \u201cbombing\u201d communities in parts of Imo State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me also use this medium to appeal to those families affected by this dastardly acts, not to take laws into their hands. We will make sure that Justice Prevails,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Governor Hope Uzodimma\u2019s Special Adviser on Print Media, Comrade Modestus Nwamkpa said: \u201d The governor cannot destroy the house he built.\u00a0 Senator Athan Achonu has a case to answer and to explain to Imo people on why insecurity has persisted in the State. In less than 24hours after the recent attack that resulted in killing of Soldiers, Achonu appeared in the same spot the incident occurred without security claiming that he bought the land there to build police post. He has one or two things to explain to Imolites concerning the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 Imo governorship candidate of the Labour Party,\u00a0 LP, Senator Athan Achonu, on Sunday pleaded with President Bola Tinubu, to intervene following the reports of bombing of some Imo&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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