Umuaka Asa community in Ukwa West LGA of Abia State has installed a shrine to protect public property in the area from being vandalized or stolen by criminal elements.
The community also said that its traditional ruler, Eze Sunday Nwogu was not involved in the sale of a transformer donated to them by the NDDC, as claimed by the Eze’s opponents.
The traditional Prime Minister of Umuaka Asa, Sampson Nwaigwe, who reacted to the allegations leveled against the Eze Sunday Nwogu, recalled how armoured cable in an electric transformer was vandalized by criminals, among other incidents of theft of peoples property in the community.
According to the Traditional Prime Minister, it was the spike in theft and vandalism that prompted the community to install the shrine to scare and prevent thieves from further destroying or stealing people’s property.
He dismissed the claims that the shrine was installed to stop Christians from freely practicing their religion as widely reported in the media recently.
Also speaking, the Commander of Umuaka Vigilante Networking, Nwokeukwu Damian, said that Armoured Cables that were vandalized by criminal elements were later recovered, stating that the shrine was installed to help protect the community against criminals.
The Umuaka Asa people alleged that an individual, who contested and lost the Ezeship Throne to Eze Sunday Nwogu, was sponsoring negative reports against the traditional ruler.
They further maintained Christians and people of other religions have always been living peacefully in the community without harassment or infringement.
