486 Suspected Insurgents Arrested In Abia
The 144 battalion of the Nigerian Army, Asa in Ukwa West Local Government
Area of Abia State last Sunday arrested a convoy of 33 buses conveying 486
suspected insurgents including eight females between Aro Ngwa and Imo Gate
along the Enugu- Port Harcourt expressway.
Area of Abia State last Sunday arrested a convoy of 33 buses conveying 486
suspected insurgents including eight females between Aro Ngwa and Imo Gate
along the Enugu- Port Harcourt expressway.
The suspects intercepted around 3am on Sunday, claimed to have come from
different parts of the Northern states and aged mainly between 16 and 24
and were said to be searching for jobs.
different parts of the Northern states and aged mainly between 16 and 24
and were said to be searching for jobs.
Briefing newsmen at the Headquarters of the 144 Battalion of the Army, Asa
where the suspects are being detained, alongside the Chief Press Secretary
to the Governor, Mr. Charles Ajunwa and Commander of the military base,
Lieutenant Colonel Rasheed Omolori who confirmed the arrest, the
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abia State, Dr. Eze Chikamnayo,
explained that two buses escaped with their occupants.
where the suspects are being detained, alongside the Chief Press Secretary
to the Governor, Mr. Charles Ajunwa and Commander of the military base,
Lieutenant Colonel Rasheed Omolori who confirmed the arrest, the
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abia State, Dr. Eze Chikamnayo,
explained that two buses escaped with their occupants.
Although Lieutenant Colonel Omolori declined comment, he said the incident
has been reported to the Defence Headquarters, Abuja.
has been reported to the Defence Headquarters, Abuja.
The Commissioner said the sheer size of the movement made it suspicious,
adding that none of the suspects was able to identify the location they
were heading to and wondered how such a long motorcade could not be
intercepted by security personnel until they reached Abia.
adding that none of the suspects was able to identify the location they
were heading to and wondered how such a long motorcade could not be
intercepted by security personnel until they reached Abia.
Dr. Chikamnayo said that at the moment, the Army and other security
agencies in the state were working to unravel the actual mission of the
suspects and those behind the movement.
The Information boss thanked the state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji for
creating the enabling environment and investing resources for security
personnel to do their job effectively as well as lauded the men of the
Nigerian Army and other security agencies for being alive to their
responsibility.
agencies in the state were working to unravel the actual mission of the
suspects and those behind the movement.
The Information boss thanked the state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji for
creating the enabling environment and investing resources for security
personnel to do their job effectively as well as lauded the men of the
Nigerian Army and other security agencies for being alive to their
responsibility.
He was of the view that if other security personnel in other parts of the
country will do as much as their counterparts in Abia, insurgency in the
country will be a thing of the past.
country will do as much as their counterparts in Abia, insurgency in the
country will be a thing of the past.
“I expect every state to work hand-in-hand with their security personnel
to check insurgency. Every security problem is local and if we handle it
locally it will be nipped in the bud,” he said.
to check insurgency. Every security problem is local and if we handle it
locally it will be nipped in the bud,” he said.
He cited the case of Abia State during the days of kidnapping and how it
was taken as an Abia problem and condemned the idea of demonstrating in
Abuja over matters that should be handled locally.
was taken as an Abia problem and condemned the idea of demonstrating in
Abuja over matters that should be handled locally.
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