The Executive Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Prince Ikechukwu Odono has condemned in the strongest terms, what had seemed to be endless attacks and killings of security operatives and residents of the council area.
He said that the attacks and killings of a police officer on patrol whose name is yet to be identified at the time of filling this report were a calculated attempt by the enemies of peace to destabilize and undermine his administration in Ohaukwu Council Area.
Odono in a statement professed that peace has come to stay in Ohaukwu Local Government Area as in his words, no amount of antics by his detractors would tarnish the good legacies of his administration in the council.
He frowned at the bloody attack on the police officers on patrol along Ngbo/Effium road by the hoodlums, which resulted in the killings of one police officer, and another seriously injured.
The council boss noted that investigation is already ongoing to uncover, arrest, and prosecute the culprits that are involved in such barbaric crime, and further blamed the insecurity porosity in the council on detractors and enemies of peace who want to undermine his administration in the council.
He however vowed to clamp down hoodlums who have been going around to perpetuate crimes and terrorise the Ohaukwu local government area.
Odono also urged security personnel never to be demoralized as a result of the recent happenings in the council and assured the count must surely overcome the rearing monsters called unknown gunmen.
He said: "It becomes clearer, that insecurity porosity to perpetuate crime are the intention of these hoodlums, and can never be allowed, not anymore in the land of Ohaukwu.
"We commiserate with the family, Nigeria Police Force, Ohaukwu Division, and indeed in extension for the loss of a gallant officer on duty while defending his country.
"We encourage our security personnel never to relent, neither demoralized because, we must surely overcome the rearing monster of unknown gunmen and nothing will ever change our uncompromising resolve towards insecurity, in Ohaukwu Local Government, because another objective of these barbarians is to undermine peace agenda of our government."
Victor Nwegede.
