The Awomamma Development Forum, an umbrella association of Awomamma indigenes both home and in the Diaspora has petitioned the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, to urgently intervene in the continuous killing of its citizens under the guise of fighting insecurity.
In a letter by its Legal Adviser and Attorney, Obinna Amagwula and the Diaspora Representative, Chris Ndedigwe, the Forum stated that whereas the community was not against the fight against bandits and kidnappers by the agents of the state, it could no longer watch while security agents backed by the state government continue to kill unarmed civilian citizens and bombing family houses which has gone on unabated for over three years now.
The petition, which was also copied to the Director General of the DSS and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, condemned in particular, the recent shooting of Mr Vitus Mbah, a 60-year-old truck driver and gravel dealer, who was shot right inside his truck.
The community wondered how the old man, who is well known as a focused gentleman in the villages, can be a bandit and why shoot soft targets instead of arresting and prosecuting suspects.
The community leaders said they might have to resort to self help to protect themselves if it becomes obvious that the government cannot guarantee their safety.