The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that the majority of kidnappings and killings in Anambra and other South-East states are carried out by Igbos criminals and not “Fulani herdsmen as widely believed”.
Soludo stated this during an interactive town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in the Diaspora, held at the Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Maryland, United States
“99.99 per cent of kidnappers and other criminals arrested in the state since I assumed office three years ago have been Igbos.”
The governor has been in the US engaging with Anambra indigenes since Sunday to present a detailed report of his three-year stewardship, including key milestones and challenges facing his administration.
In a video circulating in the social media, the governor was seen dispelling what he called a “dangerous and misleading narrative,” stating that
“it is not Fulani herdsmen, but homegrown criminal elements terrorising the South-East.”
