18/04/2025
"Agunechemba by Day, Armed Robbers by Night – Soludo’s Aide Declares Security Operatives Need Security!"
The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, has made a disturbing revelation — some members of Anambra’s newly formed Agunechemba security outfit have allegedly turned into criminals themselves.
According to Emeakayi, reports reaching the government show that certain operatives now use their guns to extort money from the very people they were employed to protect. Even more shocking, some of them have been accused of acting as security personnel during the day and turning into armed robbers and kidnappers at night.
“The governor established Agunechemba and Operation Udo ga Achi to chase criminals out of our communities, not to give them uniforms to hide under,” he said.
He also explained that many of these suspicious Agụnaechemba members have refused to come for proper verification—a process required by law before they can be paid or officially recognized. “If you are genuine, you should have nothing to hide,” he added.
Emeakayi warned that very soon, anyone claiming to be a community security operative without going through profiling will be treated as a suspect, because the state must know who is holding a gun and why.
He called on members of the public to stay alert and report any wrong behavior they observe from the operatives. “We cannot allow a situation where those meant to protect the people become a threat to them,” he concluded.
