Former IGP Adamu, Chief Of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim Responsible For Imo Jailbreak — Ohanaeze Youths

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC has accused the former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim of involvement in the recent jailbreak in Imo state which led to the escape of over 1,800 inmates, saying attack of such magnitude cannot take place without conspiracy from insiders.

OYC says after closely studying the situation says it is left with no option but to call for the arrest of the immediate former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the Chief of Army Staff, Attahiru Ibrahim over what it described as security sabotage leading to insecurity in the country.

In a statement signed by Chukwuemeka Chimerue Ucheagu, Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to OYC National President, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the call follows a Monday security meeting of the council.

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The statement partly read, “The former IGP and the Chief of Army Staff are conspirators of the recent insecurity in Nigeria.

“It’s practically impossible for armed gang to undertake such operation without internal sabotage and shoot for over 4 hours in a prison yard and State Police Headquarter without multiple casualties/deaths from Policemen or the armed gang.

“Within the government house, there is a presence of army generals and four armoured tanks. Does it mean that the Army Generals can be taken without resistance from men on duty?

“In the State Police headquarters, there was over fifty armed men on duty, yet after 4 hours of gun shooting, no lizard was gunned down. The former IGP should be arrested immediately, the Chief of Army Staff should resign and be arrested until they reveal to Nigerians their involvement in Owerri prison break.

“The Commissioner of Police in Imo State must not be left out, he has questions to answer. We, therefore, call for his resignation and immediate arrest.

“OYC and the Nigerian youths at large, find it very unthinkable and unbelievable that over 1,800 inmates escaped from the Correctional Centre from around 2am to 3am, and nobody within the Owerri environs saw the prisoners escaping, or did the gunmen came with 50 luxurious buses that conveyed the inmates? No bus can take more than 50 inmates, are they saying over 20 luxury buses came for that operation?

“How did such a multitude of prisoners disappeared? Former IGP and Chief of Army must give explanations to Igbo youths and Nigerian youths at large on what they know about such classified, organized crime against the Nigerian State.

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“If the former IGP and Chief of Army staff want us to believe that it was a mere criminal operation of an armed gang that operated within the government house yet faced no confrontation, it means the life of Governor Hope Uzodinma and other governors of the old Eastern Nigeria may be sabotaged by the security personnel.

“We, therefore, query former IGP and Chief of Army staff: what happened to the military aircraft they used to chase ESN out of Orlu? Why didn’t they use the same measure to capture the armed gang? Why didn’t they send for re-enforcement to deal with the armed gang or is what happened another ‘America Wonder’ we watch on foreign movies?

“All the policemen and army personnel on duty the day of the incident should equally be arrested immediately for questioning.

“If this ugly incident is treated with levity, it means that Nigeria have psychologically empowered those armed gangs which implies that we don’t have security in Nigeria and Nigeria have lost its sovereignty.

“In conclusion, OYC believe strongly that there is serious internal security sabotage. The State Security Service should fish out the sponsors and collaborators of this state crime to face the law within 72hrs

“We, therefore, appeal to the conscience of Igbo youths and Nigerian youths not to be used as tools of destruction of the desperate political profiteers and shenanigans we have in Igbo land and Nigeria at large. Thuggery and criminal activities masterminded or sponsored by these politicians have been the tactics they have used for decades to divide the youths of the poor masses while their children are busy studying in the best universities around the world.”