Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - The Anambra State
government has denied authorising security agencies to arrest women seen
publicly without bras or panties.
On Sunday, Feb 16, a video recording
trended, showing a town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, stating that,
henceforth, women without underwear will be arrested. The town crier added that
the directive was received from the state governor, Soludo himself.
However, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, the SSA New Media to the Governor, has
stated that such a directive did not come from the state governor.
He released a statement on Monday, Feb. 17, that reads: "The
trending announcement by the town crier in Abagana, Njikoka LGA, wherein the
announcer stated that ladies who move about without underwear (bra and pants)
would be arrested, is neither from the State government nor Agunechemba
Security Outfit.
"Such trivial matters do not have any legal support and cannot be
the focus of the State government or its law enforcement agencies at this time
it is focused on ridding the State of every form of criminality. While this is
not to encourage indecent dressing in our communities, it is important to make
this clarification so as not to derail the focus of our law enforcement under
any pretext.
"Kindly disregard any such distracting announcement and remember to
continue supporting the Security Agencies with credible information on
criminals around our communities — if you see something, say something!"
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