Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma has expressed hope that the state will overcome its current travails.
This was contained in a press statement released on Sunday by the governor’s Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku.
According to the statement, Uzodimma gave the assurance in his Easter message at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Parish, Ozuh Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area.
Uzodimma enumerated the travails to include the killing of innocent citizens, burning of public and private property, burning of police stations, and the killing of policemen, among others.
He urged the congregation to join him in beseeching God to touch the heart of those perpetrating the violence to repent in the spirit of Easter “as we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ”.
He noted that the killings in parts of the state were politically motivated as against reports in some quarters that they were the handiwork of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.
According to him, the personal property of opposition politicians was hardly affected by the menace in the state, an indication that politicians could not be exonerated from the killings and wanton destruction of property.
He called on those behind the dastardly acts to repent quickly before the government would go after them, adding that the killing of innocent Imo people must stop henceforth.
“These are the activities of wicked politicians who are unrepentant and have continued to sponsor the killings of their fellow brothers.
