Anambra State government has denied that the new Anambra homeland security law, which has led to arrest of native doctors who prepare charms for kidnappers is targeted at traditional religion practitioners.
In a press statement made available to journalists by the state commissioner for information, Dr Law Mefor, the state executive council in its meeting made the clarification on Monday.
He said: “Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC), at its second meeting of the year, which took place in the Council Chamber on February 10, 2025, gave Operation Udo Ga-Achi, the state’s new security intervention, a high rating and urged it not to relent.
“While reviewing the impact of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, the council chastised those demonising and misrepresenting the new law as being against traditional worship.
“Traditional religion is an essential component of Igbo traditional religion and culture. The new law was designed to combat crime and criminality committed by quacks and evil native doctors, particularly those who pervert and alter the core values of the Igbo society, those who promote and teach the acquisition of wealth without work, and those who deceive the younger generation and unwary members of society.”
He said the council further reaffirmed that the State Government has not and will not outlaw traditional worship. The Council further called for moral rearmament and social re-engineering to restore the lost values of society and ensure a healthy future for the state.