CALABAR- FOLLOWING the relocation of many Igbo businessmen from Calabar and other parts of Cross River State to neighbouring Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi states, the Cross River State Government has introduced a new coding system on commercial vehicles, including tricycles plying the state to curb armed robbery, kidnapping and other crimes

Mr. Jude Ngaji, a Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Security to Governor Ben Ayade, told NDV that the measure was to create a data bank of all the commercial vehicle operators in the state with a view to curbing insecurity in the metropolis and the state at large. “The operators have all filled forms giving their full details, so, if a case is reported about a vehicle, all we do is simply check the system and know who the owner of the vehicle is. “We are being proactive, knowing that these criminal activities happen around us every day and we need to curb them. This is not an indictment on any commercial vehicle operator, but it is something we must do to ensure that most of the common criminal cases are reduced,” he said. He said the state government would handle the cost implications of registering and giving codes to the commercial vehicles in all the local government areas of the state. …Govt‘ll bear cost of registration “I heard that a token was paid by the commercial operators for the registration and codes, but I am going to order all that to be returned to the operators and see that it becomes the full responsibility of the state government,” Ngaji added.

The security adviser, however, called on commercial vehicle operators who use their vehicles to engage in criminal activities to refrain from such as the state would employ necessary methods to curb their activities.

Reacting, chairman, Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria, TOAN, in the state, Joseph Ewa said the measure would help in identifying the evil ones, who pose as ‘Keke riders’ to commit various forms of crimes. “We have heard numerous complaints of people forgetting their belonging in a keke and they were not brought to the office, so they could be returned to the owners,” he said. I

Also speaking, chairman, Unified Commercial Drivers in Cross River, Effiong Okon, said though the system was new in Cross River; it had been in existence in other states and even abroad. Okon noted that the development would surely reduce crime as it is easy to identify the new codes boldly written on the vehicles than identifying the number plates on commercial vehicles – Police Commissioner

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, told NDV: “There will always be criminally- minded people in the society but as security operatives, we are very proactive in our action, we are not reactive because we want to prevent crime even before it happens. “You must have observed that the crime wave is on the decline as we speak, we have raided a lot of criminal hideouts in the city and we have charged a lot of people to court for various crimes. We know and believe that once that confidence is regained, a lot of people, even new businesses, will come back to Calabar. “But I can assure you that Calabar remains one of the safest cities in West Africa, because you can walk the streets till dawn because we have increased patrol and surveillance and we have changed our tactics in a bid to tackle the menace of armed robbery, cultism and kidnapping,” he said.

docadams:
Why the exodus of IBO trades from Calabar

CanineOfJackal:
The report didn't mention Igbo's but because you have your brain in your pocket instead of your head, you started screaming Igbo.


I pity your small life

docadams:
Aftermath of Igbo traders’ exit: C’River commences coding of commercial vehicle, tricycle operators ON AUGUST 21, 2018

Calabar is safe – Inuwa, CP By Ike Uchechukwu

Governor Ben Ayade Exercise to tackle insecurity– Ngagi

We support measure – Ewa, Tricycles Association chair

It’ll reduce crime – Okon

Crime wavet’ll be down in C’River - Okon






Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/aftermath-of-igbo-traders-exit-criver-commences-coding-of-commercial-vehicle-tricycle-operators/

CanineOfJackal:
The report didn't mention Igbo's but because you have your brain in your pocket instead of your head, you started screaming Igbo.


I pity your small life

docadams:
Why the exodus of IBO trades from Calabar

mycar:


Due to the rising rate of criminal activities in the state. State not been conducive for the wealthy people. State was caught knapping but later woke up when they found out that the businesses in the state had started crashing down.

igbodefender:
Proactive step by the government to encourage Igbo (and other) investors to return.

But I don't think lalasticlala Dominique Seun is like that

docadams:


Thank you for the update. I was really worried after reading the article. Crime in Cross River has been trending for a while now

proeast:
That would be dangerous and very bad for a state that relies so much on tourism. The Igbo elite has been complaining about the high crime rate in the state now including robbery and kidnappings without serious action by the state government until now they started moving out.

biafranation:


Typical demonic afonja. Sees a news about traders, his afonja brain instinctively assumes Igbo. He rushed and opened thread, and then comment first to create a division between Igbos and their lifelong brothers. You afonjas are demons...wicked evil spirits straight from hell!

biafranation:


Typical demonic afonja. Sees a news about traders, his afonja brain instinctively assumes Igbo. He rushed and opened thread, and then comment first to create a division between Igbos and their lifelong brothers. You afonjas are demons...wicked evil spirits straight from hell!

freeze001:
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Calm down. That is what d newspaper reported so he's right to ask why. Check his antecedents as well and you'll see he's no afonja. Furthermore, if you've been abreast with d news, you'd have seen that there's been a rash of robberies, attacks and killings of Igbos particularly d reasonably wealthy traders and others so that's why they needed to relocate cos obviously they were being targeted.[/s]

biafranation:


Same person as the OP...changing account to respond to me. Also you are a yoruba man not a woman!

proeast:
Igbos are gradually becoming highly influential in many states across Nigeria. From Lagos to Rivers, Abuja to Cross River, Plateau to Benue etc. A time will come when we will be a force to reckon with just like it was in the first republic before the civil war. We can't be contributing significantly to the local economy of all these states without having a say. However, we should bring most of our investment home to the East.

proeast:
Igbos are gradually becoming highly influential in many states across Nigeria. From Lagos to Rivers, Abuja to Cross River, Plateau to Benue etc. A time will come when we will be a force to reckon with just like it was in the first republic before the civil war. We can't be contributing significantly to the local economy of all these states without having a say. However, we should bring most of our investment home to the East.