A detachment of military and police personnel yesterday took over Umueze Uga community, Aguata Local Government area of Anambra state, disrupting the prayer session organized by the community.

The soldiers and policemen numbering about 200 and who were armed to the teeth, condoned off the Umumonye community hall, venue of the prayer session and took position in strategic points in spite of the court injunction restraining them from interfering with the programme.

Following the development, the people who came for the prayer session went back for fear of being arrested by the combined team of army and police allegedly invited by the opposition group under the aegis of Umueze Youth Movement (UYM).

The heavy presence of the combined army and police was not unconnected with the alleged report that a group in the community had sworn never to allow the prayer session to hold as they did not endorse it.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in-charge of Aguata Police Station, Mr Samuel Dang who led the team said that he was only carrying out an order from "the above".

He could not however explain why a court order from an Aguata High Court restraining the police or any other organisation from interfering in the prayer session, should not be complied with, he simply told newsmen to see him in the office.

A community leader, Chief Philip Dim, said that a cabal that has been terrorising the community over the years should be held responsible for any catastrophe that may come out of this adding that the "first ever Umumonye Day" that was aborted by the security operatives was meant to thank God for the protection and also raise fund for communal projects.

However, the latest incident in Uga may not be unconnected with the lingering crisis over the town union general election in which 38 youths were arrested by the police when they wanted to disrupt the election.