OBALGA Security C’ttee Urges Criminals To Surrender

The Obio/Akpor Security Planning and Advisory Committee, Rumuodomaya command, has warned criminal elements in the area to surrender or face dire consequences of their action.
The Command issued the warning on arrival from training aimed at assisting the conventional security operatives to fish out criminal elements who have made lives unbearable for the residents of Rumuodomaya.
Speaking to journalists in his office at Rumuodomaya yesterday, the OSPAC Commander, Mr Igwe Henry said criminals operating in Rumuodomaya and its environs should know their time is up.
Henry said, however that he expected the criminal elements to surrender now or face dire consequences of their action which the vigilante group had come to assist the police achieve.
The Rumuodomaya OSPAC commander said it would never be business as usual as the group had been trained and equipped to sanitise and restore peace in the area and noted that few days after their arrival the public could attest that normalcy had gradually returned to Rumuodomaya.
“On our arrival, the residents can attest that the issues of armed robbery, cultism, snatching of valuables, rape and other forms of criminal acts perpetrated by the faceless elements have disappeared”.
Igwe said the motivating factors were peace and development of Rumuodomaya-cum Obio/Akpor.
“The task before us is never an easy one, but it is all for the interest of the community”, he said.
He assured that his men would collaborate with the police to comb all nooks and crannies of Rumuodomaya towards ensuring the residents “sleep with eyes closed” while pleading with the Executive Chairman of Obio/Akpor, Hon. Eke Solomon and well meaning individuals, corporate bodies to assist in the area of logistics to enable them carry out their job effectively.
“The provision of operational vehicles and other logistics would go a long way in assisting us. The support of the community has been encouraging but we expect more support from the council and well-meaning individuals,” he said.
Meanwhile, police officers identified as members of Inspector General of Police Monitoring Team have arrested three female traffic officers attached to Rumuodomaya Division over extortion.
The three female officers were caught in the act around 5:20 pm yesterday at the ever busy Rumuodomaya/Rumuokoro fly over leading to the council headquarters.
The affected female officers who were caught collecting money from motorists wept uncontrollably, pleading for forgiveness but were whisked away by IGP Monitoring team over extortion.
Passersby who witnessed the scene commended the effort of the police high command in trying to remove the criminal elements who hide under the force to tarnish the image of the police.
Attempt made to interview the leader of the team proved abortive as they sped off to unknown destination.