Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sounded a strong warning against drug trafficking, revealing that 23 citizens from the state are currently on death row in Indonesia due to drug-related offences.
Speaking during a political event on Wednesday, where members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to support his re-election bid, Soludo addressed the dangers of deceptive traditional practices.
“Go to Indonesia, 23 Ndi Anambra are on death row there for drug-related offences,” he stated.
He criticized certain native doctors who falsely promise young people charms to help them evade airport security while smuggling illegal substances.
“These native doctors will deceive you that they will prepare a charm so that when you carry drugs and enter the airport, the white man’s scanner will go blind,” he said.
Soludo warned against such beliefs, stressing that many young people have been misled and now face severe consequences, including imprisonment or death sentences in foreign countries.
Government Crackdown on Fraudulent Practices
The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to clamping down on native doctors engaging in fraudulent activities.
“One of the native doctors who is in detention, his son is a waiter in a hotel in Nnewi. If it was that simple, why didn’t he make his son a millionaire?” he questioned.
He also revealed that one arrested native doctor had admitted to merely being a content creator, despite misleading young people into believing they could achieve wealth through rituals.
Soludo urged youths to abandon superstitious beliefs about quick riches and focus on hard work and legitimate means of financial success.
“That is why you see young people who wake up in the morning and retire to beer parlours drinking, hoping to get rich later in life,” he remarked.
Respecting Traditional Worship While Fighting Harmful Myths
The governor clarified that his administration does not oppose traditional worship but will continue to act against individuals engaged in deceptive and dangerous practices.
“We are not against traditional worshippers; what we are against is people who are doing dangerous medicines and charms,” he said.
He emphasized that authentic traditional practitioners had historically upheld strong moral values and were respected figures in society.
“Those were people who believed that if you did the wrong thing, you could be killed by the gods of the land. But what these new crop of criminal native doctors are doing is deceit, and we will not allow that to continue.”
Soludo reiterated his commitment to protecting Anambra’s youth from exploitation and ensuring that false promises do not lead them into dangerous situations abroad.
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