Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam Daddy) has cautioned Nigeria’s security agencies against taking their revenge on innocent and unarmed citizens whenever unknown gunmen engage them.
Sam Daddy who is a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State and a former senator representing Owerri Senatorial District was reacting to the shooting spree and killings that took place in Orlu, Imo State on Monday.
In a statement released by Ikenna Onuoha, his media aide, Sam Daddy described the gruesome killing of unarmed civilians as barbaric and wicked and called on traditional rulers and community leaders to rise against strange movements within their vicinity.
He called on security agencies to bring to book those directly or indirectly connected to the dastardly act.
He further expressed concern that if nothing was done urgently to contain the ongoing uprising in Orlu, it would be concluded that the present APC government has failed on her promises to protect the masses.
“The rate of killings in Nigeria since APC took over the mantle of leadership in the country is worrisome. How could one wake up in the morning only to see a gory scene of innocent people slaughtered like cow. It is barbaric and wicked that everything has become all about blood letting everywhere, where is Nigeria heading to? What is happening today in the country is an indication that APC government does not have a direction. If the killing is not happening in Benue, Kano, Kaduna, Ebonyi or Enugu, it will be happening in Yobe, Borno, Rivers or Plateau. This is very dangerous for the country. The question is; are the security agents protecting the people or killing those they were asked to protect?.” He queried.
According to Senator Anyanwu, “when a government fails to protect the lives and properties of her citizenry, it therefore appears that such administration was doomed.”
He cautioned security agencies to stop the idea of revenge against innocent and unarmed citizens whenever unknown gunmen engage them, describing it as not only clannish and childish, but petty and frivolous.
He said those charged with responsible for the protection of the people to guard them jealously, instead of unleashing mayhem on them.