We Don’t Have Bakassi Boys In Anambra, Say Obiano, Police

THE Anambra State Government and the state’s Police Command have
denied the presence of Bakassi Boys in the state.

While the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga
Tochukwu, insisted that the command had no knowledge of the
presence of the outfit in the state, the Commissioner of
Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Adinuba, acknowledged that
the Awka community put a security arrangement against cult
activities, but not Bakassi Boys.

Adinuba said, “There is nothing like Bakassi Boys in Anambra
State. The true position is that the Awka community put up a
vigilance group against cultists that terrorising the place for a
long time.

“Because of the attacks on security operatives recently, some
communities are now making private arrangements to secure
themselves. So, that is what the Awka community did, but not with
the Bakassi Boys.”

The dreaded Bakassi Boys were spotted in some parts of Awka, the
state capital on Monday.

They were seen in two vans, singing and warning criminals to
stop their nefarious activities.

A source said, “The boys came mainly for alleged cult groups
which had taken over Awka town in recent time without any response
from the police.

The source confirmed that the dreaded outfit on arrival killed
four persons at the Nkwo Amiyi axis of the state, while two
telephone and handbag snatchers were killed around Ifite Awka.

A senior police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity
confirmed the presence of the outfit in the state.

THE Anambra State Government and the state’s Police Command have
denied the presence of Bakassi Boys in the state.

While the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga
Tochukwu, insisted that the command had no knowledge of the
presence of the outfit in the state, the Commissioner of
Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Adinuba, acknowledged that
the Awka community put a security arrangement against cult
activities, but not Bakassi Boys.

Adinuba said, “There is nothing like Bakassi Boys in Anambra
State. The true position is that the Awka community put up a
vigilance group against cultists that terrorising the place for a
long time.

“Because of the attacks on security operatives recently, some
communities are now making private arrangements to secure
themselves. So, that is what the Awka community did, but not with
the Bakassi Boys.”

The dreaded Bakassi Boys were spotted in some parts of Awka, the
state capital on Monday.

They were seen in two vans, singing and warning criminals to
stop their nefarious activities.

A source said, “The boys came mainly for alleged cult groups
which had taken over Awka town in recent time without any response
from the police.

The source confirmed that the dreaded outfit on arrival killed
four persons at the Nkwo Amiyi axis of the state, while two
telephone and handbag snatchers were killed around Ifite Awka.

A senior police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity
confirmed the presence of the outfit in the state.