31/07/2025
His Excellency,
Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR
Executive Governor, Anambra State
Government House, Awka
Your Excellency,
A Clarion Call for Urgent Action on the Worsening Security Situation in Anambra State
I write with deep concern and a heavy heart to draw your attention to the alarming state of insecurity ravaging our dear Anambra State. The recent surge in violent crimes, kidnappings, and murders has left the citizenry in fear, despair, and a sense of utter helplessness. Your people are crying out for decisive leadership in confronting this existential threat.
While we acknowledge and commend your administrationâs visible strides in road infrastructure and governance reforms, we must not forget that these achievements mean little if our people are not alive to benefit from them.
One of the most glaring gaps in the stateâs current security architecture is the neglect of the community vigilance groups, a grassroots force that has proven vital in maintaining security at the local level. Since your assumption of office over three years ago, these units have reportedly not received any form of financial or operational support. This is not only unsustainable but deeply troubling, considering their strategic role in complementing formal security agencies.
The recent abduction and tragic murder of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere in Awka, right in the heart of the state capital, is a heartbreaking and is a confirmation that Anambra is no longer safe, not even for its brightest young entrepreneurs. Okwuluora also narrowly escaped death at the hands of kidnappers, while the President General of my community was gruesomely murdered near Nanka just two months ago and laid to rest on July 25, 2025. These are not isolated incidents; they represent a disturbing trend.
Your Excellency, Charles Chukwuma Soludo , I speak not just as a concerned citizen, but as someone who invested time, resources, and personal risk in the movement that brought your administration to power. We believed in your vision, your integrity, and your capacity to transform Anambra State. We still do. But the current security situation is undermining the confidence of the people and casting a long shadow over your legacy.
I humbly and earnestly urge you to:
1. That you hasten the revival and adequately fund the community vigilance groups across all local governments;
2. Foster stronger collaboration with the Nigerian Police, Civil Defence, and other security agencies;
3. Create further awareness on the existence of a security trust fund so Citizens will be aware that such arrangements where they can partner with the state government on security exists.
4. Convene a security summit to reassess and redesign our strategy for combating insecurity at all levels in the state.
Your Excellency, the time to act is now. Anambra must not become a place where hope goes to die. The people are watching, praying, and waiting for you to rise to the occasion. Thank you for your service to our state. May wisdom guide your decisions as you navigate this critical phase of your administration.
Yours sincerely,
Hon. George Udedibia KSM