Deteriorating insecurity in Abia North worries senator

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By Steve Oko

Senator Emma Nwaka who represented Abia North in the third republic, and former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State, has expressed deep worry over the worsening insecurity in the zone.

Nwaka regretted that the absence of security operatives on the roads following the#EndSARS protests had further worsened the precarious situation.

He called on the head of security agencies and other critical stakeholders particularly local vigilante and hunters to rise to the occasion.

Senator Nwaka who made this known in a statement he personally signed regretted that alarming rate of kidnapping in the district.

According to him, the disturbing development which has the signature tune of a particular tribe notorious for kidnapping in the country, has cost Abia North millions of naira in ransome payment.

Below is a full text of the statement made available to Wawa News Global:

“There’s no gainsaying that Isuikwuato is under siege currently. The spate of kidnapping in recent times in and around this once peaceful community bespeakes this unsettling fact.

“Until recently, the major axis where the kidnappers used to ply their horrendous trade was the route leading into Isuikwuato through Abia State University Uturu.

“As it is today, coming into Isuikwuato through Nunnya and Uzuakoli is no longer safe. They strike at anytime of the day. Certainly, we can’t allow this ugly situation to continue unchecked.

“I took time to interview one of their victims who regained his freedom after close to one week in captivity. The description of captors and the language the spoke aside from fluent English gave them away as coming from the tribe that has gained notoriety in this matter.

“They are so smart that they don’t stay in any one location for too long thereby making it difficult for tracing using technical means. A senior member of one security agencies I spoke with at length confirmed this fact. To worsen the already bad situation, the police have withdrawn their services in the aftermath of the #ENDSARS protests which witnessed the killing of some of their men and the burning of their stations and looting of their weapons.

“In the circumstances, our people seem to be left with no option than to work out their own protection. Our town union leaders must therefore step in to fill the void.

“They must as a matter of urgency sound the clarion call for our youths, the vigilante groups and hunters to comb our bushes to hunt down these evil doers. Of course, they cannot do that with bare hands.

“So I call on all our people who are well to do to support them with logistics. In all this, the security agencies should provide them with technical support to make their work meaningful.”

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