The Speaker Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has decried incessant attacks and killings of policemen in the state and across the country, saying it is worrisome.
While further adding that it has become a recurrent decimal, the Speaker while reacting to a matter of urgent public importance on attacks on security agents brought before the Assembly during plenary on Monday by the Member representing Ohafia North State Constituency, Hon Mandela Egwuronu Obasi tasked the government and security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators.
Hon Mandela Egwuronu Obasi, had narrated how he got a disturbing call on Monday morning that some policemen were gruesomely murdered in his constituency.
He said he immediately reached out to the DPO in his area who confirmed the incident.
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He commiserated with the families of the slain police officers and prayed God to grant them eternal rest.
The Speaker said, “It is not my wish to be presiding over plenary sessions where we will be talking about killings and other inhumane atrocities perpetrated by hoodlums, especially when it has to do with the murder of security personnel”.
The Speaker further said that it is very important that the State take adequate measures in getting the State Vigilantee Services to work effectively and do whatever needs to be done to also support the Nigerian Police.
“Assuming you had a security patrol or a Vigilantee group that is in Abiriba when this unfortunate incident happened, there will be some form of resistance; these Police officers wouldn’t have died like that. These security personnel have kids and other dependants.
“On the issue of the welfare and remuneration of the Police Force, that is a matter that is beyond this Assembly, we can only ask the Federal Government to provide special packages for the Police. The Nigeria Police Force have won several awards outside the country on peacekeeping and conflict resolution, so we ask ourselves the question, why are they then falling below standard in conducting their activities in Nigeria” the Speaker asked.
The Speaker pleaded that adequate welfare packages and equipment be provided to the Police for the proper discharge of their duties. “Most importantly, let us all be our brother’s keeper”, he said.
The House commiserated with the police on the loss of its men to the incident and prayed God to grant the loved ones of the victims the fortitude to bear the loss.
