"If the police thought that members of MASSOB were doing an illegal thing, the right thing would have been to arraign their leaders in court and definitely not massacre the people like they reportedly did over the weekend," Nwajiuba said. Continuing, the NDP gubernatorial candidate lamented that "if it is true that the police unleashed the onslaught on MASSOB because the state governor, Chief Achike Udenwa, was billed for his campaign tour of the area on the same day, then one can safely say that we are in for hard times." He urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun, to institute a high powered probe into the ugly incident, with a view to getting the trigger happy fellows within its rank and file, as well prosecute them.

Imo State has witnessed series of ugly assassinations and the current one by the police, who are supposed to preserve and protect property amount to senseless massacre of our citizens," Nwajiuba reasoned. Answering another question, NDP gubernatorial candidate insisted that the police must stop the systematic elimination of precious lives, adding that "they must imbibe the culture of civilised societies and organisations."

His words: "It is on record that before the coalition forces stormed Iraq they employed diplomacy for years. Why should our police officers be trigger happy? Why must Imo State be the only place where anything goes? I expect Imo State government to come up with a statement on this senseless massacre of our citizens."