Obiano Detention: Anambra Women Vow To Storm EFCC Headquarters Naked If Not Released
Women in Anambra under the aegis of Anambra-North Women Empowerment Movement (AWEM) have expressed displeasure over the continued detention of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano and vowed to protest naked if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continue to keep him in its custody without trial at the law Court.
AWEM stated this in reaction to the viral video of Obiano in the EFCC facility, where the former governor seen in shorts and a t-shirt.
In a statement on Monday, the Chairperson of AWEM, Mrs Uju Ifunanya Edochie while expressing displeasure over the continued detention of Obiano, condemned in strong terms what she described as reckless and unprofessional behaviour towards handling the case.
The group then threatened to protest at EFCC Abuja office naked if EFCC does not release the Ex-governor Obiano urgently or take him to court.
According to the statement, “We, Anambra-North Women Empowerment Movement (AWEM) are issuing stern admonitions to EFCC for its reckless and unprofessional behaviour towards handling the case of the former Governor Of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano.
“We strongly condemn the vile trending online video clip of Chief Willie Obiano while in EFCC custody. It is quite obvious that the particular video was taken without Chief Willie Obiano’s 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, Willie Obiano, 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.
“In conclusion, EFCC facility is not safe if they could humiliate an ex-governor, made a video of him in their supposed protective custody, sent to social media for the public to mock. And we would protest at EFCC Abuja office naked if EFCC doesn’t release urgently the Ex-governor, Obiano”.
