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Gov Otti Inaugurates 9th Abia Traditional Rulers Council, Stresses Concerted Effort To Fight Crime

Abia State, Security

GOV OTTI INAUGURATES 9TH ABIA TRADITIONAL RULERS COUNCIL, STRESSES CONCERTED EFFORT TO FIGHT CRIME Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has inaugurated the Principal Officers of the ninth Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers with HRH Eze Linus Nto Mba as the Chairman of the Council. Inaugurating the Council, at the auditorium of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on Tuesday, Governor Otti charged the new leadership of the Traditional Rulers in the State to mobilise their colleagues to assist the present administration in fighting violent crime in the State. He disclosed that he launched 'Operation Crush'…

Aug

2023

Chief Of Naval Staff Commends Gov Otti On Launch Of OPERATION CRUSH, Says Nigeria Better For It

CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF COMMENDS GOV OTTI ON LAUNCH OF 'OPERATION CRUSH', SAYS NIGERIA BETTER FOR IT Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has received huge endorsement for his efforts at improving the security situation in the state and indeed Nigeria. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, gave the commendation when he paid a working visit to the Governor on Wednesday in Isialangwa. Vice Admiral Ogalla, who thanked Governor Otti for the payment of the operational allowances of the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies in the State, said that the problem of insecurity is…

Aug

2023

We Shall Not Give An Inch: Being A Speech Presented By The Governor Of Abia State On The Occasion Of The Launch Of “OPERATION CRUSH” In Umuahia On Tuesday 8, 2023.

WE SHALL NOT GIVE AN INCH . BEING A SPEECH PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF “OPERATION CRUSH” IN UMUAHIA ON TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2023. Protocols. It is with a great sense of duty and service to our great fatherland that I welcome you to the formal launch of this special security operation codenamed “Operation Crush.” Operation Crush is our strong and coordinated response to the lingering challenge of insecurity in parts of the state which has made life nightmarish for many. Recall that on May 29 this year after I took…

Aug

2023

Gov Otti Launches Joint Security Taskforce In Abia Code Named OPERATION CRUSH

In his avowed commitment to ensure the protection of life and property in Abia state, the Governor of Abia state a few minutes ago launched a Joint Security Taskforce codenamed "Operation Crush'. Details….

Jul

2023

We Can’t Afford To Sit At Home For Two Weeks When We Have Work To Do – Gov Otti

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SIT AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WHEN WE HAVE WORK TO DO - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says residents of the state cannot afford to stay at home for two weeks in compliance with the directive issued by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by fugitive Simon Ekpa. Governor Otti spoke Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital, on the sideline of a security meeting convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and attended by the governors of the South East states - Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi,…

Jul

2023

The Fight Between DSS And Prison Officers Over Emefiele: Something You Didn’t Know – By Emeka Ugwuonye

THE FIGHT BETWEEN DSS NND PRISON OFFICERS OVER EMEFIELE: SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW:By Emeka Ugwuonye One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how the prison and the Nigerian criminal justice system work. Yes, I was detained in Kuje prison. I was never convicted. No court ever found me guilty of any crime. And I did not commit a crime. Yet, I spent time in prison. I used my time in prison to study the prison and the system so well. If Nigerian prison were to be a university,…

Jul

2023

Just In: Gov Otti In Closed Door Meeting With Abia State Security Chiefs

GOV OTTI IN CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH SECURITY CHIEFS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Wednesday held a closed door meeting with heads of some of the security agencies in the state. In attendance at the special security meeting chaired by the Governor were the Corps Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CC Paul Igwebuike; Captain SK Ogogo, Commandant Nigerian Navy College of Administration and Finance, Owerrinta; and Mr. Friday A. Onuche, State Director of DSS. Also in attendance were the Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Kene Onwuemelie; Brig Gen NJ Edet, Commander…

Jul

2023

Stop Ordering Sit-At-Home In Anambra, ‘I’m Warning You, Try Me You Will See’ – Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Warns Simon Ekpa

‘I am warning you, try me you will see' - Senator Ifeanyi Ubah warns Simon Ekpa to stop ordering Sit-At-Home in Anambra Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has told a Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, to take his sit-at-home campaign to his home state of Ebonyi and leave Anambra State out of it. Ubah had urged residents of the state to open their businesses on the first weekday and shun the Monday sit-at-home order by non-state actors. There have been several reports of attacks on residents who defied the sit-at-home order of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Last…

Jun

2023

HURIWA Gives FG 72 Hours To Arrest Asari Dokubo