{"id":95731,"date":"2022-06-05T23:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T22:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95731"},"modified":"2022-06-05T23:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T22:45:42","slug":"gov-ikpeazu-orders-herdsmen-occupying-umunneochi-forests-to-vacate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gov-ikpeazu-orders-herdsmen-occupying-umunneochi-forests-to-vacate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ikpeazu orders herdsmen occupying Umunneochi forests to vacate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1734830128978045849\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the incessant kidnap activities in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has ordered herdsmen living in the forests in the area to vacate as their safety is no longer guaranteed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Recall that the Prelate of the Methodist Church, Samuel Uche, was kidnapped in the area by suspected herdsmen, last week. Youths of the Umunneochi communities gave a 7 day ultimatum to the state government to relocate the Cattle Market at Umuchieze which allegedly habours criminal herders behind\u00a0 kidnap activities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The youths also accused soldiers at Lomara junction military checkpoint of allegedly frustrating efforts to end kidnapping in the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor Ikpeazu who gave the order after a meeting with stakeholders of\u00a0 Umunneochi LGA, Commissioner for Information, Mr.Eze Chikamnayo, directed the state Commissioner of Police to draw up logistic requirements for mounting six additional check points at strategic locations across Umunneochi council area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ikpeazu, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Barr. Eze Chikamnayo, further restricted the movement of cows and herders in Umunneochi LGA to the Cattle Market at Umuchieze until a final decision is reached concerning the menace in the Cattle Market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;That the Commissioner of Police, Abia State alongside with Umunneochi Youths, provide immediate Security along the Ihube to Isuochi Road stretching from Ngodo through Lomara Junction all the Way to Ihube.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Upon the implementation of the above\u00a0 directive, The Governor directs the\u00a0 Chairman of Umunneochi LGA, Chief Ifeanyi Madu to\u00a0 open the Road leading from Ihube through Lomara Junction to\u00a0 Ngodo Isuochi immediately.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Commissioner of Police, Abia State has been mandated to draw up logistic requirements for mounting six additional check points at strategic locations across Umunneochi LGA.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu hereby directs that all settlers, herders and individuals residing inside the forests around Umunneochi LGA to vacate such locations with immediate effect. Government can no longer guarantee the safety of any person or group found to be residing in the forests around Umunneochi LGA.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; All Cows and herders around Umunneochi LGA are hereby restricted strictly to the Cattle Market located at Umuchieze until a final decision is reached concerning the menace in the Cattle Market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Leadership of the Youths of Umunneochi LGA, Vigilante Groups, Hunters and the Hausa Community will continue to meet with the Governor until an amicable solution is found to the incessant cases of Insecurity in the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Governor also directed all parties to show restraint in their utterances and actions and maintain peace as well as\u00a0 promote peaceful coexistence of all law abiding citizens.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Following the incessant kidnap activities in Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, has ordered herdsmen living in the forests in the area to vacate as their safety is&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gov. 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