Obi of Onitsha, Achebe laments rising insecurity, crime in South East
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, has lamented the rise of insecurity and crime in the South East and Onitsha in particular.
Achebe, in his ofala message during the celebration which held on Friday, said: “The country is at a dangerous crossroads politically, economically, socially, and security-wise.
“In the Southeast, we have the aftermath of the last general elections; the complex and protracted security situation involving kidnappers, political thugs, state and non-state actors, etc., all masquerading as unknown gunmen; as well as the crippling economic strangulation of the Southeast arising from the insecurity and the ill-advised sit-at-home protest that has cost Ndi Igbo incalculable losses in finances, properties and lives.