In a bid to upgrade the security situation in the state, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has donated 32 patrol motorbikes to the Imo state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Addressing newsmen in Owerri, the Imo state capital, the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Adamu Saddabs Soja, on behalf of the Commandant-General expressed the gratitude of his Command and described the donation as a gesture in the greater interest of the residents of Imo state.
Hear him: “The implications of this gesture are such that there would henceforth be effective control of traffic in the state, bringing to an end the era of avoidable traffic congestions in Owerri and its suburbs. With these bikes which are equipped with modern communication gadgets, strategically deployed; kidnapping, human trafficking, bag-snatching on motorcycles, tricycle criminalities and dangerous driving will be a thing of the past, as these bikes are designed to give chase and coordinate arrest of fleeing criminal elements.”
Commandant Adamu Soja also noted that the Imo state command of the Corps has literally brought incidents of oil bunkering in the state to a stop, with massive arrest of bunkerers and impounding of trucks and facilities of the culprits.
The Commandant however decried the dearth of whistleblowers in the state saying that for effective security of any state, residents must be willing to volunteer vital information to security agencies. While promising a proactive approach to addressing security issues in the state, Soja maintained that security remains a collective responsibility of all concerned.
