A cultural group, Igbo National Council (INC), has blamed the recent attacks in Imo State on intelligence failure on the part of security agencies.

In a statement released to newsmen, Godsent Chilos, president of the group accused security agencies of conspiring with the unknown hoodlums carrying out series of attacks in the state.

He made a call for the arrest and trial of all the heads of security outfits.

In his word;

“it is amazing that such number of hoodlums could move into the heart of the State capital territory with all the vehicles they came in with and yet, could not be spotted by the security agents.

“What happened to all the police checkpoints scattered around the capital city? I’m talking about the policemen mounting road blocks all around the city. This is a complete failure of intelligence on the side of the security agencies.

“The most terrifying aspect of the devilish attack was the forceful release of over 1844 inmates into the society.

“But while we condemn the attack in its totality, we also urge the Federal Government to de-tribalize the process of recruitment, training and promotion of members of the National security operatives.

“The State and Federal government should carry out a thorough forensic investigation on the crisis especially across the Southeast states with a bid to return the situation to total normalcy.”