The houses of the deputy speaker of Anambra State, Pascal Agbodike and one traditional ruler in the state were set on fire by some gunmen.
The gunmen also burned down two houses owned by the President-General of Osumoghu, Nze Denis Muomaife.
The incident has resulted in a stakeholders’ meeting, which involved the leaders of Anambra South senatorial zone and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The meeting was to discuss the state of security in the zone and the tendency of conducting 2023 elections in the zone.
Queen Elizabeth Agwu, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, has sought the opinion of the stakeholders regarding the current volatile state.
While reacting, the President-General, Osumoghu community in Nnewi South, Denis Muomaife, confessed that 2 of his houses were set ablaze 2 weeks ago by some unidentified persons.
 He said; “Not only that, the house of the traditional ruler of the community and that of the Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly representing Ihiala II Constituency were equally set ablaze.”
The president general however revealed that a committee on peace and security has been put in place to address the issue.
The REC said the youth in Anambra State need to be at the forefront and be in control of their lands and safeguard the people.
She blamed insiders or indigenes for the insecurity in Igboland, saying that, “We must hold the 2023 election, it must be credible and the votes must count. This is the time for the youth to rise up in different communities to protect their people.
“We have prepared for the election with materials and men. What we need from communities is to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Non-sensitive materials have been distributed already.”
“Anything that is done that will make the election not successful in Anambra South should be resisted. Anyone caught doing abnormal things during the election will not be alive to tell the story.”
Agwu said; “I’m relying on the President-Generals in all the communities and traditional rulers to secure their areas during the election. Let us avoid suppressing ourselves.”
Queen Elizabeth Agwu, also said; “This nation is seriously depleted today and that is why we are talking about unity.
“Voter education concerns and affects everyone in this country. There are so many ways it affects us, but the problem we have here is our penchant for pursuing money.”