By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The People of Enugwu Nanka, in Nanka community of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State have sent an SOS to Governor Chukwuma Soludo over increased killings in the area.

In a letter written to the governor by the leadership of the community signed by Joe Omehaa and Peter Godson Oforkansi, chairman and secretary respectively, the village union said there had been division in Nanka, and that some powerful indigenes were seeking to silence the majority for standing by truth.

It cited incidences of killings, and attempted assassination in the community as case in hand saying that the new norm is to top police investigation after every killing.

The letter read, “Your Excellency Sir, one of the killing happened in 2021. A boy of 25 years, Mr. Toochukwu Onyemelukwe was murdered in Enugwu Nanka Village square, along the Main Road at the popular Ukwumango Nwanyi Uzo village square – an open public place.

"This was simply because the young boy was from the opposing faction of the village union, the Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, against the faction (ODU) being controlled by the Igwe of Nanka and the President-General of NPU Nanka. Mr. Martin Okeke, who reported the murder of Mr. Toochukwu Onyemelukwe to the Police, has met many assassination attempts, just because he reported to the Police about that crime.

“Mr. Martin Okeke’s life has been continuously threatened by the suspected culprits since they discovered he reported the murder to the police.

“Okeke has had assassination attempts over his life, he has not been sleeping in his house and his wife is in exile for fear of being killed.”

The group further urged Soludo to order for an investigation to the numerous killings of innocent souls in Nanka, and also investigate reasons for having many factions of the town union, which has resulted to the abnormalities, sacrileges and abominations in Nanka.

It would be recalled that the ward chairman of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Mr Joe Mohale, who was said to be a strong voice in the community was recently killed by unknown armed men, shortly after he led indigenes of the community to receive the member representing Orumba North and South Federal constituency in the House of representatives, Hon Princess Chinwe Nnabuife.

This followed advice for him not to support the lawmaker.

On the existing factions, the group said that both Nanka Town Union and villagers are into factions and frictions because of high handedness.

"For some period of time now Your Excellency, you might have heard of number of murders of some innocent souls in Nanka, murder which some of the killings were perpetrated by unknown killers; but the ones that their killers are known are protected from Police investigation by the rulers and leaders of the powerful, influential and well connected cabals of Nanka Patriotic Union (NPU), a powerful faction of the Town Union headed by Igwe Godwin Ezeilo and Rev. Canon John Ifeanyi Ezeike.

“We are thinking these factions may result to a total collapse of our dear town if not checked; also, we seek that the Police be allowed to make proper investigations of crimes in Nanka,” the group added.