Ikpeazu Moves To Tackle Inferno In Aba, Donates Fire Fighting Truck

Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu on Friday donated a fire fighting truck to the State Fire Service in an effort to reduce incidences of fire outbreak during yuletide seasons in Aba and environs.

The Governor while recalling the unfortunate burning of a fire truck by hoodlums recently in Ariaria expressed regret over the development.

He also ordered the Commandant of Abia Fire Service to immediately clear all illegal occupants within the Aba premises of the Service or have the Premises taken over by Government.

In a statement issued on Friday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, governor Ikpeazu also handed over patrol vehicles to the Ministry of Homeland Security Watch and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps.

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He directed security agencies in the state to check the activities of touts who block the highways, extort money and embarrass the government through their illegal activities.

The Governor said that the gesture is to further enhance the other arms of security agencies in the state to ensure that every inch of Abia is adequately policed.

He charged the Homeland Security Watch to join the other security agencies to protect Abia Citizens from molestation while urging the Civil Defense Corps to especially focus on stamping out the menace of cultism in the state.

Responding on behalf of other beneficiaries, the Commissioner for Homeland Security Prince Dan Okoli appreciated the Governor for his interest in boosting the security of the state and assured that they will liase with other security agencies to make Abia safe.

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