Esewezie, ONLG Call On Ibusa Residents To Comply With Curfew

THE Chairman, Oshimili North Local Govern­ment, Chief Innocent Esewezie, recently met with security operatives’ re-strategies on best to tackle the security chal­lenges confronting the local government area.

Chief Esewezie, who met with heads of security agen­cies, used the opportunity to call on residents to en­sure strict compliance to the recently proclaimed curfew as announced by the local government in the communiqué issued recently by the local govern­ment authority.

He also called on security agents to keep up with strict implementation of the com­munique, noting that it was paramount to push all acts of criminality out of Ibusa and the local government at large.

The army unit command­er, Captain Musa, warned residents against flouting the curfew and other items in the communique. “We will implement the com­munique 100 percent” said Captain Musa.

In his remarks, the Divi­sional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Anthony Adefolalu, called for cooperation from all security operatives in order to get more results.

The Ikwele Ibusa, Chief Celestine Okafor, noted that it was time for local security operatives to carry out ac­creditation at the palace. To avoid further compromise, he noted that individuals who go through the tra­ditional screening will be the only ones allowed to continue working.

The local government chairman also announced the appointment of Mr. If­eanyi Eze as Director-Gen­eral, Security. Those present at the meeting include Anti- Cult, ICP, Anioma Security Network, amongst others.

Meanwhile, the manage­ment of Oshimili North Local Government has ap­pealed to the public, par­ticularly indigenes and residents of the Ibusa com­munity, to cooperate fully with security agencies in enforcing the seven-day curfew currently in place.

While acknowledging the temporary inconvenience, the council emphasized that the measure was neces­sary to ensure the safety of lives and property within the community. Working in collaboration with the Ni­gerian Police, the Director- General of Security, and local security architecture, the Council will use this period to clamp down on criminal activities, which in­vestigations have revealed predominantly occur at night.

The council strongly con­demned the unpatriotic actions of individuals using online platforms to incite tension and unrest. It reaf­firmed its commitment to enforcing all security mea­sures established to main­tain peace and order, warn­ing that legal action will be pursued against anyone found in violation of Section 24 of the Cybercrime (Pro­hibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, which prohibits cyberstalking and the use of electronic communica­tion to repeatedly issue provocative statements or false accusations that may incite violence or disrupt public order.