Igwe Alfed Nnemeka Achebe, The Obi Of Onitsha
The Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe has stressed the need for security agencies in Anambra state to assure absolute confidence of information provided by informant is restored.
He
made the call in Onitsha when the team of the Anambra state command of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Led by the state Commander, Mr.
Sule Momodu paid him a courtesy visit to map out ways to reduce the abuse of
drug consumption and trafficking in the state.
To Igwe Afred Achebe At His Onitsha Palace Igwe
Achebe decried the situation where information given to security agency and the
grounds of confidentiality and later leaked to the detriment of the information
provider, he said: ‘’People are now fed up to report to the police because when
they report to the police and other law enforcement agency, the people you
complained about will come back and say if you try it again, they will kill
you.
‘’And anybody who
is a drug dealer can kill and they kill as well , so people are afraid and even
my chiefs are afraid and I say Okay I will talk to the Governor about this so
that they can come and kill me’’. He lamented.
He
disparaged the unfortunate incidents that happen in the riverine area of
Onitsha and its environs as a result of uncontrolled used of drugs and promised
to partner with the NDLEA to rid the environment free of drug consumption and trafficking.
The
Traditional Ruler charged men of the command to step up their games in the bid
to ensure that moral rectitude on drug education should to taught in schools,
to serve as the foundation for molding a future that will be drug awareness
savvy.
‘’Onitsha is a
cosmopolitan city, unfortunately, clubs and hotels especially the senior ones
are opportunities for drug addiction, we got problem with GRA and their
complains are enormous in our records.
‘’There was a
place in the inter land of Onitsha called FRUGAL NIGHT CLUB, nobody, even
police know the place the most painful thing is that it is been operated by an
Okija man, and we have on many occasion told him to go to Okija to run a night
club, young girls about 15-years-old are
used for sex trade, when Sun set and people who are going to their houses, would use that place as their first point of call and it’s often described as the Sodom and Gomora, where prostitution, child
Abuse , illegal pregnancy, some of them are also into abortion, others, when
they make the baby, they will sell the baby for 200,000 naira etc.
‘’A particular
individual is the kingpin of drug trafficking in Onitsha, why not mount your
men and place a 24 hours surveillance their or you arrest some of his sub
distributors who are dealing with those drugs and so on’’.
‘’We don’t accept
that the arrest of the drug kingpin in Onitsha is impossible to find, if the resources in Anambra is not enough,
then let’s get resources from the
central .
''Fegge and all of that is a different kettle of fish, challenges are there also , if you go to the river banks side of Fegge, there you have many abandoned houses, they move in when they feel and go out again’’ .
''Fegge and all of that is a different kettle of fish, challenges are there also , if you go to the river banks side of Fegge, there you have many abandoned houses, they move in when they feel and go out again’’ .
‘’We would urge you to form a partnership and get our
youths motivated, then they can swing into action to help in the fight against
illicit drug trafficking in the area.’’ He Solicited.
Igwe Achebe
however assured the NDLEA Commander that he will make an appeal to Governor
Willie Obiano to provide the men of the command with the modern Speed boats to
enable them arrest drug barons who used the water ways as their means of
transportation to ferry their goods into the state and a defensive mechanism to
nip in the board a proactive measure to ensure drug criminals would not have any
hiding place to carry out their illicit activities in the state.
‘’What is
happening to the community is every body’s business because people only need the assurance of the security
agency to ensure information provided does not leak for the safety of the
informant and security as the maxim say
is everybody’s business , safety is everybody’ business and drug free
environment is everybody’s business , and we must work together’’.
‘’I will take it
upon myself to raise the matter with the governor on the need to provide your
command with patrol speed boats to enable you carry out effective operation in
the water ways to support you request’’.
‘’Every community in Anambra and Nigeria that
is increasing in populations are prone to be the breeding ground for drug trafficking
havens, because, some men would take to idleness and sense of hopelessness which may lead them to the danger of drug abuse and trafficking’’.
‘’I want to
assure you of our total support to make you succeed but if we do not see any
result, we get frustrated’’. Igwe Achebe charged.
Earlier in the
visit, the commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Sule
Momodu had solicited for the cooperation of the traditional rulers in the state
to assist in educating their subjects on the need to do away with drug abuse
and recounted dangers inherent in drug trafficking but request further for the
full participation of the people to provide adequate information that will led
to the arrest of suspected drug merchants in their communities.
He assured of the
command’s resolve to treat all information that will lead to arrest of any drug
traffickers with utmost confidentiality and called on the Igwe of Onitsha , Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe
to assist the command in the fight against
illicit drug consumption and trafficking in Anambra state.
Anambra Command of NDLEA Group Photograph
Anambra Command of NDLEA Address Igwe of Onitsha At His Palace
Anambra Command of NDLEA Commander, Sule Momodu And Obi of Onitsha
Anambra Command of NDLEA Team On Courtesy Visit To Obi of Onitsha
L.R Mr. Sule Momodu, Anambra State Commander of NDLEA,
Igwe Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha
Deplorable State of Anambra Command of NDLEA Speed Boats
Igwe Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha
Anambra Command of NDLEA Speed Boats Faulty Engine
