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Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has carpeted the presidency and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, over their silence on an invasion of the Abuja residence of Governor David Umahi.
The council insisted that the attack was an attack on the Igbo nation, stressing that if the incident had happened in another region, the presidency might have acted differently.
The NUJ stated this in a communiqué signed by the state Chairman, Comrade Tony Nwizi and Secretary, Nnamdi Akpa and issued yesterday after its congress at the Dr. Sam Egwu Press Centre Abakaliki.
In the communiqué, it condemned the invasion, which was linked to the ban on movement of armed herdsmen in the region by the South East Governor’s Forum, headed by Umahi.
It insisted that if there was an investigation on the invasion, the Presidency and the IGP should have made it public knowledge.
The council also congratulated Umahi on his recent victory at the state’s Election Petition Tribunal and urged him to sustain the developmental strides of his administration.
It also lauded his effort in securing Federal Government’s approval for the construction of International Airport in the state, saying the project, if completed, would boost the state’s economy.