by By Elijah Ugani
The Chairman of Ogoja local government council, Hon. Emmmanual Ishabor has stated that he consider the security of life and properties of his citizens as a priority in his administration.
Mr. Ishabor stated this at a meeting with all security agencies in his office at Ogoja local government council, while responding to the issues raised during the briefing.
The Chairman used the opportunity to commend the efforts all security agencies in Ogoja to maintain law and order, and pledged his unflinching support and synergy with all and sundry including the traditional rulers to restore peace in the local government area.
The meeting which was attended by the State Security Adviser North, Mr Leo Ibembem, Paramount Ruler of Ogoja, His Royal Majesty Ntol George Nsor Ibembem, the Nigerian Police Force (Area command, Mopol 8, F-SARS,) the Nigerian Army (341 Artilary regiment and 130 battalion), thr Department of State Security Service, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp, Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigerian Immigration Service, State Invetigative Bureau and Fedral Road Safty Corps.
At the meeting, security heads in the local government area took turns to decry the level of youth restiveness, drug and substance abuse, motorcycle snatching, arm robbery, cultism, kidnapping, mob killing occasioned by unlawful setting ablaze of suspected criminals and illegal/multiple checkpoints in the local government area.
As a follow up on the reports from the Security Agencies as a form of resolution, the Executive Chairman considers the following as a working template to help curtail insecurity in the Local Government Area.
1) Disbandment of all illegal/multiple checkpoints in the Local Governmemt Area.
2) Security approvals must be obtained before any political gatherings.
3) Routine checks on hotels, drinking spot and motor parks.
4) Proactive Security measure towards the Northern Senatorial bye-election.
5) Clampdown on cultism, Drug abuse, arm robbery and kidnapping.
6) Retrieving of all official number plates of the Local Government Council.
7) Constituting of combined response team.
The Chairman used the opportunity to call on residents of the local government area to cooperate with him to serve them better.
