Anambra women group known as Anambra-North Women Empowerment Movement has threatened to storm the national headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Abuja, naked if the anti-graft agency failed to release the former Ebonyi Governor, Willie Obiano, from detention.
The group condemned an online video showing Obiano drinking water in the EFCC custody.
In a statement issued to journalists in Awka, on Monday, the chairperson of the group, Mrs Uju Ifunanya Edochie, accused EFCC of displaying “unruly acts”.
The statement read, “The Anambra-North Women Empowerment Movement hereby issue stern admonitions to EFCC for its reckless and unprofessional behaviour towards handling the case of the Obiano.
“We the women of the state strongly condemn the vile trending online video clip of Obiano while in EFCC custody. It is quite obvious that the particular video was taken without his knowledge nor consent and as such, this premeditated brouhaha by the EFCC seems to veer into a caricature and witch-hunting which is a mockery of Nigeria’s judicial due process.
“The former governor was one of the leading performing governors in Nigeria, as he had profound achievements in agriculture, health, education, infrastructure, commerce and trade, security, employment rate, civil service as well as state economy.
“Anambra ranked lowest in poverty index, the unemployment rate dropped drastically, three jumbo rice mills were established in different parts of the state, 17 iconic bridges and flyovers were constructed with numerous standard roads throughout the state, functional street and traffic lights were mounted on all roads, built the first Anambra Airport and so on.”
Edochie also pointed out that “the EFCC facility is not safe, if they could humiliate an ex-governor, made a video of him in their supposed protective custody and sent to social media for the public to mock”.
The group threatened to “protest at EFCC Abuja office naked if EFCC doesn’t release urgently” the ex-governor.
