Northerners living in Imo State have been urged to remain calm and not to take laws into their hands even in the height of provocation.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Imo State on Gender, Vulnerable Groups, Northern Affairs (Men), Hon. Sulaiman Ibrahim Sulaiman gave the advice in reaction to the recent killings of 4 Hausas at Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State by unknown gun men.
He appealed to his Northern brothers to remain themselves and continue to be their brother’s keeper all the time.
While blaming the killings to be a politically motivated one by people who never wish the government and people of Imo State well, he expressed regret that the whole thing is getting out of hand.
Sulaiman assured the northern community the commitment of the government of Imo State aimed at putting the attack to a stop.
He disclosed the resolution of government to put in place security personnel in and around the entire area which would lead to the arrest and prosecution of those killers.
Narrating the incident to newsmen, an eye witness, Harisu Umaru Ishiaku said that the suspected killers, dressed in Military uniform, numbering more than 7 on their vehicles stormed the Afor Umuaka market around 8.30 pm, accosted the victims in their place of business and shot them.
The SSA said that the 4 killed who have the following ages, 45yrs, 33yrs, 37ys and 30yrs respectively have lived in the area for many years without any trouble or attack from any member of the community.
He suspected that those who carried the attack are strangers to the land, because according to him before now there has never been any problem between them and the Umuaka community.
Speaking with journalists, Personal Assistant to the SSA Northern Affairs, Labaran Kabiru Almade also called on his brother northerners to remain calm, while calling on government to quickly put in place security measures capable of checking incessant killings in the state.
