Security

Lokpanta Market: Governor Otti' is Desirous of Protecting Life and Property. Few days after Governor Alex Otti met and had discussions with the leaders of Umunneochi and the leaders of Hausa/Fulani Community respectively, we continued our solution-finding meeting when representatives of Abia state government led by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pastor Caleb Ajagba, PhD, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commander McDonald Ubah Rtd,, Special Adviser on Home Land Security, Mr. Chukwunenye Alajemba and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma met with the leaders and representatives of the Hausa/Fulani community from…

GOV OTTI CHAIRS THIRD GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Friday chaired the third general security council meeting of the state. The meeting had in attendance heads of all the Federal Government security agencies in the State including the Army, Navy, Police and Department of State Security (DSS). Also in attendance were heads of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Immigrations and Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC). Others at the meeting were senior government functionaries led by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu. They include the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.…

ABIA SAYS NO PLAN TO SEND NORTHERNERS PACKING, INSISTS CATTLE MARKET NON-RESIDENTIAL Abia State Government has described as false news making the rounds that it has directed Northerners, who live and conduct their businesses at the Lokpanta Cattle Market, around the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway by Umunneochi, to leave the state. The government said there was no iota of truth in the fake news as those Northerners "are the second and third generations of Igbos" living in Lokpanta. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Navy Commander Macdonald Ubah (rtd), made this clarification while briefing Journalists at the Government House,…