Following the tension created over reports that the Federal Government is planning to move some Boko Haram prisoners to Anambra State, the governor of the state, Willie Obiano, has urged residents to remain peaceful while he makes more consultations on the matter.
Obiano was reacting to cover stories published on Vanguard and Daily Independent newspapers on Friday, July 3, 2015, crediting him with some comments on the transfer of Boko Haram detainees to Ekwulobia Prisons in Anambra State.
It was stressed in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media, James Eze, that he “never made any comments to these publications.
Eze noted that, “Since the eruption of this controversy, Governor Obiano’s position has been consistent. This is fully reflected in the two Press Statements issued on Sunday, June 28, 2015 and Wednesday July 1, 2015.”
It was stated clearly that “Obiano is aware of the strong feelings provoked by Boko Haram among Ndi Anambra and the people of the South East. Therefore, he shall never use this subject of pain and anguish to play politics.”
Obiano urged the people of “Ndi Anambra to go about their normal businesses while he continues to engage the relevant authorities on the matter.”
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