Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has reacted to the gruesome killing of 14 youths returning home from a traditional marriage in Awo-Omamma by operatives of the state Ebubeagu South-East security outfit.
Uzodinma, who confirmed the massacre of the youths said, operatives of the Nigeria secret police, Department of State Services (DSS) carried the killings, while absorbing Ebubeagu Security.
SaharaReporters reported that Otulu community protested the gruesome killing of their youths who were attacked without committing any offence.

It was reported on Monday that a viral video circulating on social media showed indigenes of the community conveying the bodies of the murdered youths to the market square in wheelbarrows.

The locals had accused the Imo State local security outfit, Ebubeagu of wrongfully labelling the deceased youths as bandits and killing them as they were returning home after attending a traditional marriage ceremony in the area on Sunday evening.

But Governor Uzodinma while briefing journalists at the Government House, Owerri after the weekly Security Council meeting, said contrary to stories making the rounds, the operation was carried out by men of the DSS who stormed a bandits’ hideout in the community, following what he called, intelligence reports.

He said the “government would not succumb to any campaign of calumny or blackmail in the course of fighting insecurity in the state.”

He maintained that all the youths killed were criminals, and vowed to sustain the killing of hoodlums.

https://saharareporters.com/2022/07/19/killing-14-imo-state-youths-was-done-secret-police-dss-not-ebube-agu-operatives-–

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He maintained that all the youths killed were criminals, and vowed to sustain the killing of hoodlums.

Useless Supreme Court Governor, and you still blame Police and DSS? How did you know they were criminals? They weren’t armed neither has the court proven they were criminals.
Waiting for IGP and DSS to come deny.

very foolish man, always boasting of killing your own people. the people you'll retire to after 4years or 8years in power. how some Ipob politicians can so act slaves for power is quite thrilling tbh

If this doesn't exonerate IPOB from the attacks in the South East I don't know what else ppl are waiting to hear. Imagine a sitting Governor admitting the existence of a secret police and killer squad.

Government of lies, Debunk, Deceit and Cover up

Jesus look at what is this man is saying.

This is people sons and husband.
For those of you that always said is ipob hope you people have see the group that is disturbing Eastern

Noted

May God punish you and ur entire generation for 600years.
Useless supreme court governor

Hope Uzodinma,set your navigation right and crush every criminal in Imo State but if you politicize the lives of Ndi Imo State,your life sha be miserable.
Be that as it may all criminals both the ones hiding in the name of freedom struggle will be crushed in Imo State.
God bless Imo State.
God bless Igboland.

I don't think Hope can day this, this is a very fake report by an Igbo hater and sadist to divert attention and make mockery of the death of an Igbo man, may you and your family inherit this type of death for mocking the dead

Shebi we tell una say na Fulani DSS de commit most of the atrocities in Igbo land

I am deeply disturbed by this ugly development

Ha

If the DSS stormed a bandit hideout and killed 14 bandits, would the community be protesting about the killings?

Governor Hope Uzodimma has been a curse to Imo State

This is pure evil

Beremx:

He maintained that all the youths killed were criminals, and vowed to sustain the killing of hoodlums.

Quite unfortunate statement coming from a state governor.
First,this incident just happened and it would be naive for any person to conclude they were criminals.It's even worse when you know the information of them being criminals is coming from Nigerian security agencies,well noted for branding innocent people as criminals and extra-judicial killings.
Uzodinma is just an all round illegal occupant and misfit for the office he holds and has succeeded in turning one of the most bubbling states in Nigeria,to a no go zone.
In his warped mind,all youths in imo state are criminals,till proven otherwise.