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Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says eight LGAs in the state were under siege by hoodlums when he assumed office.
Soludo spoke on Tuesday at the induction organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum for governors-elect at the presidential villa, Abuja.
In recent years, the south-east has been grappling with insecurity characterised by killings and abductions linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a proscribed separatist group.
However, IPOB has repeatedly denied being responsible for the attacks, insisting that its self-determination agenda is done peacefully.
Soludo said he corrected the “dysfunctional” security system in the state and librated the LGAs.
He said governors need a strong and independent security system to tackle insecurity in their domains.
“I think for those of us who are governors and the governors-elect, a major concern that we need to get onto is the national security architecture,” he said.
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