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Public Urination in Onitsha:Arrest Ejike Odife over endemic corruption, extortion

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to immediately stop the ongoing extortion and corruption at Upper Iweka in Onitsha by some touts led by Ejike Odife. The Campaign for Democracy ( CD) in South East and Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders'Foundation (HURIDE) which made the demand during a joint media briefing in Onitsha Thursday, said that the only way to stop the monumental corruption, extortion, intimidation and physical abuse of citizens is the immediate removal of one Ejikeme Odife, the leader of Anti-Urination at Upper Iweka. The. Chairman of CD in the South East and Executive Director, HURIDE who addressed newsmen alongside other. officers of the rights groups said the ongoing cleaning and clearing of refuse in Anambra state are highly commendable and celebrated by Anambra citizens when the governor came up with the policy.  But few months into the implementation of the programme by the State government, said Dede