By Ultimatenewsnigeria
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has set aside the sum of 2.6bn SME fund for organized youths cooperative in all the Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State.
Umahi who announced this in a state-wide broadcast in Abakaliki on the recent invasion of hoodlums into the state called on all youths, whether good or bad to dialogue with his government and make their inputs in governance.
Umahi who sympathized with those that lost their lives during the invasion
promised to compensate all families whose loved ones were either injured or killed during this unfortunate period.
He also apologized to Ebonyians for the crippling of activities in the state by the hoodlums.
"Let me apologize to you all for the crippling of our state activities by criminals and hoodlums who came to loot and kill our people yesterday, Monday, 26th October, 2020".
"I offer my sincere condolences to security agents and traders who lost their lives yesterday when these criminals entered the state".
" Let me also offer my sympathy to all those wounded, killed, whether security agencies, civilians, or criminals as every live is sacred before God and should be seen as such by everyman".
" On Tuesday, the 20th of October, 2020, those who invaded our state and destroyed our infrastructure came from outside. Yesterday, Monday, 26th October, 2020 those who came are Ebonyians from a particular village and a Local Government in the name of IPOB".
"We know these people, we know their fathers. Same people that abducted some policemen who were on peace mission in their community sometime last year even though the policemen were later released by my intervention".
" I have offered details here so that you know we know you very well and you are responsible for the killing and looting in your state using the cover of IPOB. I refuse to buy into this as a criminal is a criminal and criminality is criminality".
He commended the security agencies for their maturity in handling the situation.
" I, therefore, appreciate our security agencies for their maturity and listening ear to me yesterday not to retaliate. However, it is unconventional for people to invade a police station, burn the police station, kill the police people and take their guns".
" It is uncommon for you to attack the army who were protecting you, strategic government assets too and yet they remain unprovoked. Security agencies in the state have asked me to please plead with you to stop attacking them and burning their stations".
He called Ebonyians to go about their normal businesses in peace as more security agencies have been deployed from outside the state to protect them.
"Let me assure Ebonyians that more security agencies were deployed from outside the state last night and they have been deployed to protect you".
"Social-economic activities in Ebonyi State must return now, go about your normal businesses in peace".
He appealed to the youths to stop further attacks, killings and destruction of properties.
"I again plead with our young ones, please, no more attacks, no more destruction of our common asset, no more killing us, killing you or even security agencies".
"To our young children who are hiding under IPOB to kill us, we do not deserve it, our government has done their best to give you good governance, where we have failed as human beings, I here again offer my apologies with a firm offer and promise to make amends with your inputs".
" Today, I plead with these young hoodlums killing us in the name of IPOB to withdraw peacefully to their houses. Security agencies must please give them peace to do so. They must be allowed free access to return to their communities".
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