Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, has emphasized that it is safe for people to travel back home over the holiday season.
The Governor did this as he disregarded a viral message that had been going across the state warning Christmas returnees to stay off specific highways because they had been taken over by crooks.
Soludo gave the populace the reassurance that his administration was doing everything possible to keep Anambra safe during the upcoming Yuletide.
The Governor stated that in addition to security patrols and checkpoints, the state was also implementing technology and other systems to allow citizens to report criminal activity quickly enough for prompt action.
Christian Aburime, the Governor’s press secretary, released a statement to the media on Sunday that included these.
He said that the state was using technology to enable citizens to send out distress calls, communicate messages, and post recordings of situations, all of which would improve security response and services.
The statement read, “The attention of Anambra State Government has been drawn to a viral message by an anonymous writer, insinuating insecurity in some parts of the state during the Yuletide period.
“In the message, the author listed some roads and junctions which he/she warned returnees and visitors to the state to avoid for fear of attacks by gunmen. The information is mischievous, misleading, and untrue.
“Soludo assures adequate security in the state during the yuletide and beyond.
“The state is also leveraging technology to make it possible for people to make distress calls and share messages, videos and otherwise, of incidents that will enhance security response and services.
“The governor remains focused on making Anambra State the safest state in Nigeria, and no misleading information or mischievous write-ups will stop him from achieving this.
“In line with this resolve, the governor urges the good people of Anambra, residents, and visitors to ignore any unfounded alarm meant to infuse fear in them or discourage them from visiting the state.
“These are idle engagements which the government has all that it takes to deal with.”
