Federal Government moved B’Haram prisoners out of Anambra.

FG relocates Boko Haram suspects from Anambra State 

After the boko haram prisoners that were ealiar moved to the south-east region had been retransfered to the Federal Capital Territtory, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, had on Thursday explained to journalist why the planned protest by traders against the relocation of some Boko Haram suspects to Anambra State did not hold in the state.


He said, “The traders have the right to protest but there was no need for the protest because we (South-East governors) had enjoined the Federal Government not to relocate any Boko Haram prisoner to any prison in the South-East. Those suspects brought to Anambra State have been taken back to Abuja.

“The state decided against the protest for the reason that the governors of the region had intimated the Presidency on their opinion on the matter, and so no need for anyone to encourage people of the state to take to the streets.”

The traders in Abakaliki, according to sources, were expected to convene at the Abakpa main market at about 8am. They were to march round the state capital before converging at the Government House gate where Umahi was also expected to address them.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Chris Anyanwu, He said, “We got wind of plans by traders in Abakaliki markets to stage a peaceful protest over what they alleged as relocation of persons suspected to be Boko Haram members to some prisons in the South-East. We had to mobilise our men immediately to major roads and locations in the state to avert any breakdown of law and order.

“Part of our responsibility is to ensure the security of lives and properties of the citizenry. We envisaged that hoodlums may take advantage of the protest to disrupt the peace of the state especially now that the election petition tribunal is sitting in the state capital. We don’t want people to loot peoples’ properties in the name of peaceful protest, so we had to mobilise our men.”


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