Aggrieved Politicians Behind Imo Attacks - Governor Uzodinma

 

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has accused politicians of being behind the attacks at the police headquarters and correctional centre in the state.

 

The attacks took place on Monday.

 

Uzodinma spoke on Wednesday during a programme on Channels Television, monitored by SaharaReporters.

 

A correctional centre and a police command were attacked by gunmen, who made use of explosives and also burnt many vehicles.

 

The Nigerian Correctional Service has said 1,844 inmates were set free during the attack on its facility.

 

Meanwhile, the police have accused the Indigenous People of Biafra and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network of being responsible for the attack, an allegation the group has denied.

 

But Uzodinma on Wednesday said aggrieved politicians were behind the attacks to destabilise his party, the All Progressives Congress.

 

He said, “Their tactics is that they try to identify grievances of people in a particular area. If it is in Imo State and probably there are some IPOB people who are not happy, they hire hoodlums from outside Imo State, they bring them in pretending to be IPOB and they commit these crimes and they go away.

 

Also blaming it on politicians, the governor said, “What is important for Nigerians to know is the plot by a group of aggrieved politicians to destabilise the government of APC (All Progressives Congress).