Awka, Anambra State – Wetin be dis wahala wey don burst for Awka during di recent governorship election? E no be small matter as soldiers come rescue NYSC corps members wey dey held hostage by political thugs. Di video wey go viral show di Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, dey face off with di military folk.
Di drama begin on November 8, around 8:20 am when di NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs. Pauline Ojisua, call military say dem dey urgently need help. Di political thugs don put di corps members and INEC officials for serious wahala at Ukwu Oji Umubele – and believe me, anytime dem mention political thugs, you sabi say trouble dey.
Soldiers from 302 Artillery Regiment dey come quick-quick, ready to handle di situation. Di report talk say dey arrive as di scene dey hot, with di Deputy Governor and his crew dey ask why di soldiers show face. Na wetin dem no know be say dem dey come save di day, despite di rowdiness. Di video catch am well as Dr. Ibezim dey shout, “Who send you?” like e no wan hear say di soldiers come to help.
Di military sources talk say di soldiers maintain calm through all di shouting. One soldier even ask: “Madam, wetin you talk when you call us?” You fit just imagine di tension – like movie scene. Di viral video show di man dey vex at di wrong people for di matter. If dem no intervene, wetin fit happen? Na serious issue be dat!
Now, as di story dey unfold, legal experts don join di gist, saying di soldiers did di right thing. Dem dey right under di law to come rescue di corps members becos di situation be life-threatening. Plus, di INEC guidelines even dey clear – no political actors supposed to enter dem collation centers. So, wetin di Deputy Governor come dey do? Na obstruction behavior be dat!
Even di military don enter di fray to correct di narrative, saying di video wey spread na only half of di full gist. Lt. Col. Olabisi Ayeni from di Army clear am say di action dem take was purely for humanitarian purposes. In fact, he call di Deputy Governor’s action ‘unruly’. We sabi di ghetto style wey many politicians dey show for di matter, but dis one don pass di limit.
INEC never release any official statement as at di time wey dis report dey go live. But e go beta make dem talk something quick before di matter choke dem more. For now, na so di story dey go as di soldiers don prove say dem dey ready to do wetin e take to secure di safety of electoral officials.
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