Members of the Abia State House of
Assembly have expressed worry over
the rising cases of kidnapping in some
parts of the state.
The legislators, in a resolution on
Wednesday, mandated the security
agencies in the state to rise up against
criminals in the state.
They spoke after deliberations on a
motion of urgent public attention moved
by the Minority Leader of the Assembly,
Mr. Abraham Oba.
The Abia lawmakers specifically asked
the Area Commander of the Nigerian
Police Force in charge of Aba to ensure
that hoodlums were not allowed to
terrorise residents of the commercial
town again.
They also warned youths in the state
against engaging in kidnapping and
reminded landlords that the existing
laws against kidnapping in the state
make owners of any building used for
kidnapping to lose such building to the
state.
For the better part of 2009 and 2010,
Abia State witnessed the reign of
kidnappers, who almost crippled the
economic activities of Aba, the
commercial hub of the South-East.
Just last Tuesday, gunmen abducted one
Mr. Anthony Abomah, employee of an
oil servicing company, Saipem Nig Ltd,
which is based in the Owaza Community
in the Ukwa West Local Government
Area of Abia. The abductors later
demanded N2m ransom.
A week before Abomah’s abduction, an
employee of Silverbird Television, based
in Port Harcourt, was also allegedly shot
dead in Aba by unknown gunmen who
attempted to abduct her when she
visited her parents.
A top member of the Aba Sports Club
(name withheld) had also been
kidnapped in Aba same week as the
Silverbird’s employee.
There are also increasing cases of car
snatching, especially Toyota Camry, in
some parts of the state, including
Umuahia, the state capital.
Worried by the development, Governor
Okezie Ikpeazu said he had concluded
plans to submit a bill to the state House
of Assembly seeking to establish a
Security Trust Fund.
He said his government would employ
modern technology to check crime in
the state.
Meanwhile, the Abia State Police
Command has reiterated its readiness
to make the state a hot zone for
hoodlums.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Ezekiel Onyeke, in an interview with our
correspondent said the command had
intensified efforts to combat all forms of
crime in the state.
He assured residents of their security
and asked for cooperation of the
members of the public in volunteering
information to the police in order to
track down criminals.

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whatever happens in abia state remains in abia state.

1:00am and u're still awake digging up dirt on SE.

i guess its safe to say that we're literally giving you sleepless nights

Isn't it everywhere?

Do the right thing believe me it will reduce

Okezie and Ochendo should call their boys to order..do not add insecurity to the numerous problems Abians are going through at the moment.