{"id":46749,"date":"2016-02-22T20:34:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=46749"},"modified":"2016-02-22T20:34:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T19:34:07","slug":"wike-goes-tough-violent-crimes-rivers-suspends-council-chairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/wike-goes-tough-violent-crimes-rivers-suspends-council-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike Goes Tough On Violent Crimes In Rivers, Suspends Council Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed\u00a0 security\u00a0 agencies<br \/>\nto clampdown on cult activities\u00a0 and violent\u00a0 crimes in four local<br \/>\ngovernment areas\u00a0 of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Governor Wike announced the\u00a0 suspension of the Caretaker Committee<br \/>\nChairmen\u00a0 of Abua\/Odual, Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government<br \/>\nAreas\u00a0 for failing\u00a0 to\u00a0 mobilize their\u00a0 stakeholders to\u00a0 attend\u00a0 the<br \/>\nSpecial Security Town Hall Meeting for Orashi region.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing thousands of\u00a0 Rivers People at Omoku <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_619619086\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Monday<\/span><\/span> during a Special<br \/>\nSecurity\u00a0 Town Hall Meeting, Governor\u00a0 Wike\u00a0 said\u00a0 the\u00a0 meeting\u00a0 which had<br \/>\nin attendance\u00a0 Security\u00a0 Service Commanders and the Commissioner for<br \/>\nPolice was aimed at restoring peace to Ogba\/ Egbema\/Ndoni, ONELGA,<br \/>\nAbua\/Odual,\u00a0 Ahoada East and Ahoada West Local Government Areas of the<br \/>\nstate.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the insecurity\u00a0 in the four local government\u00a0 areas\u00a0 had<br \/>\nnothing to do with\u00a0 politics, pointing out\u00a0 that it was a move to stem the<br \/>\ntide of\u00a0 cult-related killings in ONELGA,\u00a0 kidnapping, armed robbery and<br \/>\ncommunal clashes in the other three local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Wike said\u00a0 henceforth,\u00a0 security\u00a0 agencies\u00a0 have been\u00a0 mandated<br \/>\nto take appropriate\u00a0 actions against\u00a0 those who shield cultists,<br \/>\nkidnappers and armed robbers in the four local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, nobody\u00a0 will be allowed to stop the development<br \/>\nprogrammes\u00a0 of the state government on the account\u00a0 of\u00a0 insecurity.\u00a0 He<br \/>\ncharged traditional, political\u00a0 and\u00a0 religious\u00a0 leaders to work with the<br \/>\nstate government\u00a0 and security agencies to identify\u00a0 the\u00a0 criminals\u00a0 for<br \/>\nthe purpose\u00a0 of\u00a0 the restoration\u00a0 of peace.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Nobody is happy. I am not happy. The service Commanders are not<br \/>\nhappy. These cultists and criminals\u00a0 are not from\u00a0 Lagos, Kaduna\u00a0 or<br \/>\nEbonyi.\u00a0 They are indigenes of these communities\u00a0 and the people\u00a0 know<br \/>\nthem. Therefore,\u00a0 everyone must cooperate\u00a0 with the security\u00a0 agencies to<br \/>\nresolve these security\u00a0 challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u00a0 said that the operation of commercial motorcyclists\u00a0 in the<br \/>\nfour local government areas remains banned between <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_619619087\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5pm and 8am<\/span><\/span> daily.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Wike said: &#8220;We must put an end to the ugly situation\u00a0 in these<br \/>\nfour local government areas.\u00a0 Enough is enough.\u00a0 We cannot allow these<br \/>\ncriminals\u00a0 to kill innocent\u00a0 people &#8221; .<\/p>\n<p>In his address, Caretaker Committee Chairman,\u00a0 Mr Isaac Umejuru assured<br \/>\nGovernor\u00a0 Wike\u00a0 and security\u00a0 agencies of the cooperation\u00a0 of the people<br \/>\nto ensure\u00a0 that peace returns\u00a0 to the communities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier,\u00a0 Governor Wike visited the\u00a0 Eze-Oba of Ogbaland, Sir Chukwumela<br \/>\nNnam Obi\u00a0 to seek the support of traditional\u00a0 rulers\u00a0 in the fight against<br \/>\ninsecurity\u00a0 in the affected communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Eze-Oba of Ogbaland,\u00a0 Sir Chukwumela Nnam Obi prayed God to grant the<br \/>\nsecurity\u00a0 agencies\u00a0 the capacity to\u00a0 apprehend the perpetrators of<br \/>\nviolence\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 area.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed\u00a0 security\u00a0 agencies to clampdown on cult activities\u00a0 and violent\u00a0 crimes in four local government areas\u00a0 of the state. 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