Community Condemns Attacks, Rape Of NYSC Members

The Chiefs and people of
Asarama community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, have condemned the recent horrific attack and rape of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the community by unknown hoodlums in the area.
The community also condemned a situation where a man was kidnapped from Oyigbo area and taken to Asarama by criminal elements in the Nigeria Army.
These were contained in a press statement issued by the Chiefs and people of Asarama Community and signed by the Paramount ruler, Chief Appolos Ewaye and 19 others.
The community, in the statement, commiserates and sympathized with the victims, especially the female corps members, who were severely attacked and raped; and restated unequivocally, the community’s sadness over the unfortunate incident .
The people commended the effort of the Nigeria Police for the timely intervention in smashing the kidnappers.
The Asarama Community used the opportunity to call on the security agencies to quickly swing into action with a view to bringing the perpetrators of the heinous and barbaric act of rape to justice.
The community further called on the federal, state and local governments to re-establish security presence in Asarama Community to reduce crime rate in the area.
The people regretted the present situation where Asarama Community, with its complex amphibious nature does not have any security presence.
The people, who commended the effort of Governor Nyesom Wike in his drive toward a crime-free society, urged government to urgently direct police authority to establish a divisional police station in Asarama Community, since the needed infrastructure are already in place and only waiting for personnel to be posted to the community.
They reiterated their commitment to support security agencies and governments to rid the area of criminal activities.

Enoch Epelle