c/o Human Rights, Justice and Peace Foundation [HRJPF]
93, Market Road, First Floor, Back, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria
E-mail: hrjpfoundation@yahoo.com
Tel: +234 803 505 6312
8TH April, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
ABIA, NOT SAFE
In the early hours of today, two expatriate staff of the 7UP Bottling Company, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State, were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination by bye-products of the T.A. Orji-led mal-administration.
Recall that since Orji’s ascension to power through the backdoor of corruption of the electoral process, kidnapping for ransom and ritual, which was alien to the state has become the order of the day. An average of two persons is kidnapped every week in Abia State. This explains why Abia was rated as the state leading with over 100 cases of kidnapping in Nigeria.
Rather than gear efforts towards eradicating this cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabric of the ill-fated state, the new civilian dictator, chose to travel to the United States of America to launder his image. Also, a close aide of the Governor who is apparently uncomfortable with the continued criminal ruination of the state confided in us that Orji travelled with hundreds of millions of Abia funds for purchase of property overseas.
One of the lies the Governor who, before his criminal imposition on Abians was standing trial for over 100 count charges of stealing of the funds of the suffering and dying people of Abia, sold to the rented crowd in Maryland, was that kidnapping has been reduced to 80% in the crisis-ridden state.
But the kidnapping of expatriate staff of a construction firm working along Ohafia-Arochukwu Road on 5 th April, 2009; killing of two mobile policemen at Opobo Road, Ogbor Hill, Aba on 7 th April, 2009; and the abduction of two staff of the 7UP Bottling Company on 8 th April, 2009, at Ogbor Hill, Aba, respectively have once again vindicated our stand that Governor Orji is a pathological liar. He is not only an expert in spreading the blanket of lies on his people but also derives great pleasure from the anguish of his suffering and dying people.
As a result of the insincerity of the Orji-led mal-administration in eradicating kidnapping for ransom and rituals as well as armed robbery in the state, we call on foreigners to stay clear from Abia State for any reasons until the state is safe for them.
May we also use this opportunity to call on the FBI and the Interpol to beam their searchlight on Governor Orji of Abia State whose administration has been sponsoring terrorism in his state?
Comrade Chidi Nwosu
President
Human Rights, Justice and Peace Foundation [HRJPF]
Comrade David Kalu
Regional Secretary [South-East]
Campaign for Democracy [CD]
Comrade Cassius Ukwugbe
General Secretary
Centre for the Advancement of Children’s and Women’s Rights [CACWR]
Miss Meg Chukwu
General Secretary
Centre Against Human Rights Violations and Corrupt Practices [CAHRVCP]
