Senator writes IGP, military authorities on Imo East Killings

Sen. Ezenwa Onyewuchi representing Imo East Senatorial zone has written to the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and the military authorities about the rise in insecurity in the Imo State with particular reference to Owerri zone because of its cosmopolitan nature as the State Capital.

Online news portal, sunnewsonline said the senator brought to the attention of the authorities cases of extrajudicial killings, abduction and intimidation of constituents by security agents, urging security chiefs to investigate these allegations with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book.

Onyewuchi called on them to ensure that those who are maintaining law and order keep strictly to the rules of engagement as well as respect the fundamental rights of citizens, the letter said.

The senator also expressed concern over the spate of attacks on security agents and government facilities, lamenting that “this is alien to us as a people.”

He, therefore, asked the security agencies to get to the root of the matter by conducting thorough investigations.