No Retreat, No Surrender, Anambra Govt Warns Criminals

Anambra State government has warned that there would be no
retreat, no surrender to criminal elements lurking around the state
as govern­ment restrategises to guar­antee watertight security in
the state.

Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the State Govern­ment, who
made this known in a public service announce­ment, said henceforth
govern­ment has taken more drastic measures to make Anambra State
very uncomfortable for hoodlums threatening public safety.

Some of the strategic de­cisions taken by the state government
to protect lives and property of citizens as contained in the
public ser­vice announcement signed by the SSG reads thus: “In view
of the need to improve security in the state and ad­dress observed
incidents of crimes using tricycles, mo­torcycles and shuttle
buses, the state government after due consideration, wishes to
direct as follows:

“That the earlier ban on the use of motorcycles in greater
Onitsha and Awka areas during the day and night, remains in full
force. Any motorcycle found with­in these areas would be im­pounded
and forfeited;

“That the use of motor­cycles, tricycles and shuttle buses
across the state is now BANNED between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily with
effect from Saturday, 29th May, 2021 and for a month in the first
instance;

“That shuttle buses are henceforth banned from using tinted
glasses or cur­tains while plying on Anam­bra roads. All other
vehicles either with factory fitted tinted glasses or plain
glass­es must wind down while approaching any security check point
to avoid embar­rassment;

“Henceforth, any com­munity where Keke is used to rob or commit
any crime, the use of Keke will be banned totally in that area and
the union exco sanctioned. Same measures will be applied in the
case of shuttle bus and motorcycle.

“Government hereby directs full mobilisation of community youths
and stakeholders across the state to take ownership of security in
their immediate environments and assist the Police and other Law
en­forcement agents to enforce these directives and quickly restore
law and order in our state.”

Anambra State government has warned that there would be no
retreat, no surrender to criminal elements lurking around the state
as govern­ment restrategises to guar­antee watertight security in
the state.

Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the State Govern­ment, who
made this known in a public service announce­ment, said henceforth
govern­ment has taken more drastic measures to make Anambra State
very uncomfortable for hoodlums threatening public safety.

Some of the strategic de­cisions taken by the state government
to protect lives and property of citizens as contained in the
public ser­vice announcement signed by the SSG reads thus: “In view
of the need to improve security in the state and ad­dress observed
incidents of crimes using tricycles, mo­torcycles and shuttle
buses, the state government after due consideration, wishes to
direct as follows:

“That the earlier ban on the use of motorcycles in greater
Onitsha and Awka areas during the day and night, remains in full
force. Any motorcycle found with­in these areas would be im­pounded
and forfeited;

“That the use of motor­cycles, tricycles and shuttle buses
across the state is now BANNED between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. daily with
effect from Saturday, 29th May, 2021 and for a month in the first
instance;

“That shuttle buses are henceforth banned from using tinted
glasses or cur­tains while plying on Anam­bra roads. All other
vehicles either with factory fitted tinted glasses or plain
glass­es must wind down while approaching any security check point
to avoid embar­rassment;

“Henceforth, any com­munity where Keke is used to rob or commit
any crime, the use of Keke will be banned totally in that area and
the union exco sanctioned. Same measures will be applied in the
case of shuttle bus and motorcycle.

“Government hereby directs full mobilisation of community youths
and stakeholders across the state to take ownership of security in
their immediate environments and assist the Police and other Law
en­forcement agents to enforce these directives and quickly restore
law and order in our state.”