”Such trivial matters cannot be the focus of the state government” – Soludo’s govt. denies authorising the arrest of women not wearing underwear
The Anambra State government has dismissed claims that it authorized security agencies to arrest women seen in public without bras or panties.
A viral video on Sunday, February 16, showed a town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, announcing that women without underwear would be arrested, allegedly on the orders of Governor Soludo.
However, the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, clarified that no such directive came from the state government.
He released a statement on Monday, Feb. 17, that reads: “The trending announcement by the town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, wherein the announcer stated that ladies who move about without underwear (bra and pants) would be arrested, is neither from the State government nor Agunechemba Security Outfit.
“Such trivial matters do not have any legal support and cannot be the focus of the State government or its law enforcement agencies at this time it is focused on ridding the State of every form of criminality. While this is not to encourage indecent dressing in our communities, it is important to make this clarification so as not to derail the focus of our law enforcement under any pretext.
“Kindly disregard any such distracting announcement and remember to continue supporting the Security Agencies with credible information on criminals around our communities — if you see something, say something!”
