Vehicles presented to security agencies in Ibadan, recently.

The Rivers State Governor and the Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Rt Hon Chbuike Rotimi Amaechi, has described Nigeria as a nation passing through a turbulent time.
Amaechi also described the kidnap of Chibok girls and the inability to rescue them as a huge and massive assault on the image of the country.
The governor expressed worry that leaders in the country had shown disregard for the rule of law and reckless disposition to the mandate and calling of their offices.
He spoke in Port Harcourt yesterday while declaring open the 44th/9th Biennial Conference of Methodist Church Nigeria at the Wesley Methodist Church with the theme of the conference as ‘Let My People Move Forward’.
Amaechi pointed out that issues relating to the disregard to the rule of law and instability experienced in Nigeria could be traceable to decline in righteousness.
“This country at this time is passing through a very turbulent time and here we are, Port Harcourt in Rivers State happens to be one of the places chosen wittingly or unwittingly for some of these acts that exhibit reduction in righteousness and outright show of man’s impunity to another,” he said.
The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Nabbs Imegwu, expressed the need for change in the country and added that change would bring development to Nigeria.
Calling on the church to stand firm and lead the resurrection of righteousness, Amaechi said, “I am thrilled about the fact that the general sentiment is about making a change. Change is real; change brings about development; change brings about progress.
“If you find yourself doing the same thing the same way over and over again over a period of time and getting the same result and you insist of doing the same thing the same way, then you are not interested in change; you are not interested in progress. You have to change your method for the better.
On the missing Chibok girls, Amaechi added, “Where we are today, the issue of the Chibok girls is huge and very massive assault and confrontation on the image of this country, on the internal peace of this country and the secular nature provided by our constitution.
“We have become a global flashpoint for the wrong reason. Countries and nations get reckoning internationally for positive things. Lately, the frequency of mentioning (about Nigeria) in the media like the CNN has never been so prominent; but prominence over the nastiness of all the things you can imagine. It is a national malaise and we should look at it that way.”
Similarly, the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Uche, who spoke earlier, said the country was going through harrowing experiences, adding that Nigerians need to come closer to God.
Uche, who observed the presence of social and political problems in Nigeria, maintained that the situation had resulted in instability, insecurity and insurgency.
“Brethren, it is time to return to God with genuine change of heart. Our situation has not gone beyond redemption. We only need to gather at various places of worship and pray to God with genuine hearts.