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ANAMBRA Deputy Speaker Cries For Government Intervention on Umuawulu Bo...
Deputy speaker of Anambra state house of Assembly, Harford Oseke
has sent a save our soul message through a motion of urgent state importance,
requesting the state governor, Willie Obiano to direct the state commissioner
for works and road furniture to fix the erosion encroached portion of Agbana
village, boundary between Umuawulu and Nibo communities in Awka South LGA.
The motion was sent under mater of urgent public importance,
demanding a quick intervention by the state government to mitigate the erosion
encroachment that is threatening to cut the road into two.
Taking journalists round to inspect the level of depletion on
the road infrastructure, the lawmaker lamented that the road serves as a major
economic hub for transportation of both human and farm produce to the state
capital, Awka.
He called on the state government to salvage the situation, not
to allow the road to be cut off by the fast encroaching erosion devastation.
Describing the situation as pitiable that needs urgent
intervention, the people appealed to the government to rescue them from what
they refer to as a looming disaster that needs to be arrested fast.
The people however called for an urgent state mediation to
recover their road from been swept away by the threatening gully erosion.
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Anambra Youths protest Against killing of businessman
A group of youths staged a peaceful protest over
an alleged Killing of one Nonso Onyeme and an attempted murder of his friend
Chigozie Okoye by a Police officer in Anambra State police command.
The protesters who marched around the Popular
Aroma junction before proceeding to the Police Headquarters, Amawbia to lodge
their complaints, were carrying placards with different inscriptions such as,
“stop killing unarmed citizens, is a life worth N100, Stop Police brutality
Reform Police, Nigeria Police serve and protect,” among others.
Presenting their complaint to the representative
of Anambra state police commissioner, DCP Chris Owolabi, the Leader of the
Group, Harrison Gwamnishu, expressed dismay over the alleged murder of Nonso
Onyeme, a businessman from Agulu in Aniocha local government area of the state
on the seventh of this month and an attempted murder of his friend Chigozie
Okoye along Agulu- Awka road.
He claimed that twenty-four hours after the
incident took place, the Police authority was yet to arrest the officer
involved in the incident.
Responding on behalf of the Commissioner of Police
in the state, Garba Umar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of
Administration, Chris Owolabi, described the incident as unfortunate and
condoled with the state and family of the deceased.
DCP, Adminitration, Anambra Police ommand
However, the lawmaker representing Aniocha 1 state
constituency expressed displeasure over the unfortunate death of his
constituent member, called for an overhaul of the nation policing system that
will display professionalism in the discharge of the duty.
It would be recalled that police patrol check
point, adjacent NAFDAC office Agulu in Aniocha Locagl government of Anambra
state, embarked on a stop and search where Nonso Onyeme, a businessman refused
to provide the 100 naira request by the police before the alleged threat to
kill Nonso by the policeman then turned a reality.
Bamidele Ajayi, Awka, Anambra State
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