•APGA warriors blast separatists, say Anambra Governor deserves better treatment

Angry separatists claiming to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have embarrassed the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, in London. The incident took place at the Soludo Anambra State Town Hall Meeting held on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Colindale, London.

The IPOB UK Delegation at the meeting rattled Prof. Soludo with questions and accused him of not making efforts to secure the release of their imprisoned leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB delegation also accused Soludo of sponsoring the attacks and killings of youths in Anambra State. The delegation presented an open letter of protest to the rattled Governor.

This has, however, not gone down well with the Anambra State Government and the APGA Media Warriors, a pro-Soludo group.

Reacting on Tuesday via a statement issued to newsmen in Awka, the state capital, the National Coordinator of APGA Media Warriors, Evang Chinedu Obigwe, described the incident as the machinations of those he described as fifth columnists who have been behind the killings and kidnappings in Igbo land, adding that they are not happy over the return of peace and tranquility in the area.

Obigwe recalled efforts by Soludo to grant them amnesty, which those who complied were reintegrated into the society, while others chose to remain in the forest, noting that the holding of eight local government areas under siege gave impetus to the establishment and launching of the Udo Ga Chi Security Operations, which has restored peace and the rule of law to Anambra State.

He said: “At the inception of Soludo’s administration, he had appealed to criminal elements leaving in the forest to come out under his amnesty programme and be rehabilitated.

“Soludo urged them to hand over their arms and join in the development of Anambra state which lasted for months.

“Those who accepted the offer were reintegrated into the society, and those who had been in detention were granted bail.

“Above all Governor Charles Soludo also visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the DSS facility where he described the Monday sit at home order as illegal and also described the killings and kidnappings in Igbo land as unacceptable to him.

“Despite these honest and deliberate moves by the Governor, those miscreants operating under the guise of IPOB persisted, holding eight local government areas of Anambra state under siege.

“People fled their homes, and the economy of the entire South East was being criminally sabotaged to say the least.

“Consequent upon this lawlessness that pervaded in the state as it were, Governor Charles Soludo introduced and launched the Operation Udo Ga Chi, which is made up of the Agunechemba Security Squad as well as all the Service Commands in the state, aimed at putting an end to the carnage in Anambra state.”.

Obigwe said, “Governor Charles Soludo has been on the vanguard for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, urging the Federal government to hand him over to him.

“Apparently it is indeed most regrettable that some fifth columnists and uninformed people chose to protest against the restoration of sanity ,peace , security and Rule of law in Anambra state.

“Most of these perceived agitators have not come home in the past ten years for fear of being kidnapped or killed and their relatives have continued to advise them not to return home.

“It is indeed clear that those who came to confront Soludo at the Town Hall meeting are those sponsoring the killings, arsons, and insecurity in Anambra state, as they have actually lost their deposits in this bloody and deadly enterprise.”

He recalled that as a result of the security operations, Anambra state celebrated mass return for the first time in the past ten years.

“For the first time in the past ten years, Anambra state celebrated a mass return as cultural and other traditional functions were held with pomp and pageantry.”

“These fifth columnists are apparently the real enemies of Anambra and indeed Ndigbo, given the fact that they are protesting against the peace and tranquility that our people are currently enjoying.

“We challenge them to come home in order to have a first-hand and on-the-spot assessment of the peace in Igbo land rather than making very bogus and false claims,” he added.