Umeh, Ezeemo react to Closure of Markets in Anambra over Boko Haram

www.odogwublog.com reports that the immediate Past National Chairman of All progressives Grand
Alliance, (APGA) Chief Victor Umeh and the Publisher of Orient Daily Newspapers , Mr Godwin Ezeemo have thrown their support on the protest by Anambra state traders today to reject the planned relocation of Boko Haram suspects from North-East prisons to Anambra state.

Chief Umeh spoke at Neros Stadium Nanka during the grand finale of Awka diocesan priests sports competition2015 and recognition of Excellence /Award to Distinguished Personalities in sports including Sir Victor Umeh who was Grand Patron.

Umeh said it is most uncharitable for the Comptroller of Prisons or the Federal Government to send to Anambra prisons Boko Haram extremists caught in Borno state rather than expand the prisons there
A Stakeholder in Anambra has commended the directives given by the President Mohammadu Buharia to relocate some of the boko haram extremist down to Onitsha and Ekwuluobia prison  in Anambra state to destabilize the peace experienced in the South East and Anambra in particular.
He insisted the federal government or comptroller of prisons should not attempt bringing them down to any state in the south east as the people are in support of the traders protest against that dastardly act. Umeh condemned the Presidential directive, adding that it is not the kind of development Ndigbo is hoping to get from his government but fixing of our roads and other basic infrastructure.
On his part , Mr Godwin Ezeemo , a publisher of Orient Dailies  cum business guru has frowned at the president’s directives  and said that such action was capable of causing  chaos .
Ezeemo said that such directives was not in tandem with social reformation and co peaceful suas such mix up would pollute their mind set of those in prison who have committee  civil offense and are awaiting trial either for sentences or release.
He said that the government should have made improvise prison where only people with such like minds would be kept and placed under reformation to get they back to normal living.
According to him, mixing the extremists with  the ordinary prisoners  tends more danger than they were trying to prevent,” In American such case was handled by placing the identified terrorist in a special cell and decision was taken on them.
Ezeemo called on the Federal government to have a rethink on the decision and see that such decision would breed bad blood in the minds of the Igbo’s and should avoid such actions that could lead to unrest in the country .
He suggested that the federal government should build prisons to handle such cases and if it must relocate the book haram prisoners  that near by prisons was more suitable than coming down to the eastern part of the country where relative peace was being enjoyed.
He said that “ This action or directives of the presidents leaves fears in minds of the people of the sincerity of the government wanting to have a unified  and peaceful country “ he said
Mr Chris Okigbo a retired solider during civil war described the  boko haram issue  as an imaginative name that would be be crushed if the attempt Igbo race after all the have done to the easterners without reprasial attack they have guts to toy with Igbos
He said that this is most right time for all blooded Igbos to rise with one voice to fight hausa in any form the come either boko haram or not
www.odogwublog.com had exclusively reported about the closure of markets based on the Federal Government directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to transfer Boko Haram suspects to prisons in the South East.
That generated protests across states in the South East with Onitsha, the business city of Anambra State, closing the main market and other markets in disapproval.
The protests were simultaneous in Anambra cities of Nnewi, Awka, Ekwulobia, Onitsha and others.
The protesters blocked major roads connecting the state capital Awka, chanting war songs and brandishing placards expressing outright rejection of the alleged transfer of convicted and accused Boko Haram terrorists to the South-East.