Hoodlums in Anambra State have destroyed the statue of Nigeria’s first president Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, erected in the city. The hoodlums are suspected to be some of those who hijacked the #EndSARS protest to wreak havoc.
The statute, located at Dennis Memorial Grammar School roundabout in Onitsha, was erected by Governor Willie Obiano to beautify the city.
While vandalising the statue, the hoodlums, armed with dangerous weapons including machetes, were heard venting their anger against the late Nigerian statesman.
The hoodlums, it was gathered, hung a disused tyre on the statue before dousing it with petrol and torching it.
Sources say, they decapitated the hand and went away with his title staff. All the iron bars erected round the site were removed, while the decorative lights and materials around the site were also vandalised.
Late Nnamdi Azikiwe also known as Zik of Africa; was part of those that facilitated the end of the Nigeria civil war, and was instrumental to a lot of projects in the country which include development of the educational sector.
