chairmen of Emohua, Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru and Degema local government areas of Rivers State have agreed to set up a joint security patrol along the Emohua-Kalari road.
The agreement was reached at a meeting of the four chairmen held at Asari-Toru council secretariat in Buguma.
The meeting which was hosted by the chairman of Asari-Toru LGA, Hon Onengiyeofori George was in continuation of the collaborative effort between the council chairmen to address the resurgence of insecurity along the Emohua–Kalabari road.
Addressing journalists after the meeting which held behind closed doors, chairman of Akuku-Toru LGA, Rowland Sekibo said the council chairmen have concluded plans to launch a joint vigilante patrol along the Emohua–Kalabari road.
According to the AKULGA council boss, members of the joint vigilante group will be nominated from the four local government areas and will undergo proper profiling to work in synergy with the different security agencies, to tackle the resurgence of kidnapping and other criminal activities along the road, as well as ensure the safety of the contractor handling the construction of the Trans-Kalabari road project being executed by Rivers State government.
The chairmen also commended the management of Lubriks Construction Company, the contractor handling the Trans-Kalabari road project for showing commitment to the collaboration with the council chairmen by embarking on remedial work on some dilapidated sections of the Emohua–Kalabari road, while looking forward to a stronger synergy with the construction company ahead of the launch of the joint vigilante patrol.
He said: “Let me start by thanking my colleagues for good sacrifices we have all made in making sure we provide security for our people. “With all pleasure we are in Buguma, the headquarters of Asari-Toru Local Government Area and by this, we have completed the visitation of the four LGAs.”Today’s meeting is basically putting our words into action. Let me also use this medium to invite you all, the general public, especially people from Emohua, Degema, Asari-Toru and Akuku-Toru, that by our next meeting, we will be commissioning our regional security outfit and security regiment so people can conveniently ply that road without the fear of being kidnapped.”I want to use this opportunity to thank Lubrik Construction Company for their collaboration in starting the remedial work on the failed sections of the Emohua-Kalabari road, because we have identified that one of the reasons for which that ugly incident happened was down to the deplorable state of that road”, he added.
