Anambra Government not against traditional worship—ANSEC

Anambra State Government through the Anambra State Executive Council ((ANSEC) has strongly affirmed that the State Homeland Security Law 2025 signed in January is not against traditional worship which is an essential component of the Igbo traditional religion and culture.

This assertion was made known during the ANSEC second meeting of the year, held at the Council Chamber on February 10, 2025, in Awka, Anambra State.

In a release by the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, the Council extols the state’s security system, Operation Udo Ga-Achi, meaning Peace Shall Reign, for its successes in cracking down on criminals, destroying their hideouts, and making peace reign in Anambra.

ANSEC also urged the Operation Udo Ga-Achi force not to relent in their pursuit of a safer Anambra, by waging the war against kidnappers, cultism, armed robbery, and killings, idolatry among other heinous crimes.

The statement revealed that the new Anambra Homeland Security 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 the society.

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 society’s lost values and ensure a healthy future for the state.