The Nigerian Government Wednesday gave an indication that it might declare a state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and rising insecurity in the state persists.
This, it said, is so as to protect the sanctity of the scheduled November 6
governorship election in the state.
Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,
gave the indication while briefing newsmen at the end of the Federal
Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in
the State House, Abuja.
Malami said the government will do everything possible to ensure
protection of lives and property, adding that where there is evidence of
failure of the state government to ensure democratic order and security
of lives, the Federal Government will prevail and will not rule out the
possibility of imposing a state of emergency.
