Governor Chukwuma Soludo has said that security in Anambra State has significantly improved, noting that the years-long sit-at-home order is now over.
The governor made the remarks on Tuesday during his inauguration for a second term at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital. He said schools, markets, businesses, and public offices have returned to normal operations, describing Anambra as “one of the safest states in Nigeria.”
“The debilitating one-sit-at-home is over. Ndi Anambra can now move freely, work, and do business. Many of you flew into Anambra yesterday, and previously, that was not possible,” Soludo said in the presence of dignitaries, including former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo, and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
The sit-at-home orders, which forced residents to stay indoors on Mondays and shuttered businesses, began as a protest over the arrest of pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu.
Soludo cited several milestones as evidence of improved security, including the destruction of 62 criminal camps and the liberation of eight local government areas that were previously under siege. He also highlighted the state’s strong Christmas season, which saw a mass return of Anambra indigenes and over 10,000 visitors per day to Solution City during the holiday period.
The governor credited the Homeland Security Law 2025 as a key measure that contributed to the reduction in crime, targeting criminality, drug abuse, cultism, and the influence of “wealth without work” philosophies among youths.
“Hundreds of dangerous native doctors are on the run. Key figures like Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki have been sentenced, and their shrines destroyed,” Soludo said.
He added that the government is on a “serious crusade for ethical and cultural rebirth,” promoting values of enterprise and integrity to secure the future of Anambra youth.
