Insecurity: Anambra community launches security trust fund

Isiagu community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State has launched a security trust fund to support Governor Charles Soludo’s effort in the ongoing fight against insecurity.

The fundraising ceremony took place during the community’s 2025 security summit, held at the community’s town hall on Monday.

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In his address during the event, the interim President General of Isiagu Community Union (ICU), Elder Nwabueze Kingsley Nwokoye, said the fund will take care of the security challenges not only in Isiagu community but the entire Awka South Council Area, adding that the fund would be raised in annual tranches to ensure continuous investment in security initiatives.

According to him, this fund will take care of the recruitment, training, logistics and emoluments of all members of the Agunechemba Isiagu community. From calculations, we will need at least two shuttle buses and one sienna, ten firearms and rounds of ammunition and about two million naira (#2,000,000) monthly for salaries and logistics of our Agunechemba members.

“The fundraising initiative is a measure set up by the Interim leadership of ICU to curtailed crime in Isiagu and its environs.

“In previous years, we had cases of kidnapping, armed robbery attacks, burglaries, land racketeering and other fraudulent, criminal and violent activities.

“These have really put Isiagu in a bad light. Isiagu is now considered a crime zone and criminal hideout. Most of our illustrious sons and daughters hardly return home because of fear of kidnapping and other criminal vices.

“I commend Governor Soludo for his social reengineering and transformation of the security sectors of the state. He is not alone in this struggle.

“Our appreciation also goes to the Anambra State House of Assembly for giving us the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law which was signed into law on the 18th of January 2025 by the governor.

“This law proffers community approach to security issues in the state. Every crime happens in the community and such community should take ownership and responsibility for their security.

“Today we are also inaugurating the Agunechemba Isiagu Management and Finance Committee that will have the responsibilities of managing and funding security in the Isiagu community in line with the State Homeland Security Law of the State and it is made up of not more than fifty illustrious sons and daughters of Isiagu community,” the PG noted.

Nwokoye, while also commending the Traditional ruler of the town, Igwe Austin Ozoemena Nwankwo, the Chairman of the occasion, Chief Martns Nwajagu, the Anambra State Deputy Speaker, Hon Chukwuma Okoye, Engr Isaac Nwokoye, Hon Chigbo Nweke and other fundraisers of the project, appeal for more donations from members of the public to enable the project attained it huge success.