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Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has stated that the state is currently the safest in Nigeria, adding that there have been no major security incidents in the past four months.
Speaking during a live media chat in Awka on Friday, Soludo disclosed that over 60 criminal camps have been dismantled, while normalcy has been restored in eight local government areas previously affected by insecurity.
He said the state witnessed increased visitor inflow during the festive period, describing the recent Christmas season as one of the most peaceful in decades.
He added that Anambra recorded heavy movement of visitors daily, adding that the improved security situation has encouraged social and economic activities across the state.
”It is safe today to say, Anambra, we claim to be the safest from all statistics, that within three to four months, we haven’t had any major incident of any sort.
”We had the best Christmas ever in decades this last Christmas with over 10,000 people visiting the city on a daily basis and so on and so forth,” he said.
Soludo also stated that the sit-at-home directive previously enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) no longer holds in the state, noting that schools, markets, factories, and public services have fully resumed operations.
He added that flight operations into the state now run normally on Mondays, reflecting restored public confidence.
According to him, his administration introduced key security reforms, including a new homeland security law and measures targeting cultism and touting, alongside the establishment of security outfits such as Agunechemba and a special intervention force, Udogachi.
”So we had a new homeland security law, we created the ones on anti-touting, cultism, and a new homeland security outfit, Agunechemba, and a special intervention force, Ugodachi.”
The governor recalled that before his administration, insecurity had worsened to the point where residents could not openly display political symbols or campaign freely.
Despite the progress, Soludo acknowledged that no security system is perfect, stressing that safety remains an ongoing process rather than a final achievement.
“There is no place with over 100 per cent security,” he said. “It’s not a destination but a work in progress,” the governor added.
