Ebiraland no more safe haven for criminal ―LG boss

THE administrator of Adavi local government of Kogi state, Central senatorial district of Kogi state, Alhaji Ajoge Enesi, has declared that Ebiraland is no more a safe haven for criminals and their activities.

He said sustained efforts had been put in place to smoke out the criminals from the central senatorial district of the state which had been dubbed the hotbed of criminality in the state.

The local government boss, who was addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area, also urged them to complement the efforts of the state government in providing adequate security of life and property which had eluded the area in the past.

The administrator averred that Governor Yahaya Bello, has done a lot in the area of security that required the people to contribute their quota in order to nurture and sustain the feat.

Enesi, who pointed out that before the present administration came on board, kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities had almost taken over the state, noted that the proactive measure employed by Bello rid the state of such vices.

According to him “In the past nobody can organise an occasion either naming ceremony or wedding in the central senatorial district without seeking permission from the so called area boys and even give them money to avoid been disrupted.

“But today nothing of such can happen in the district. Kidnapping and armed robbery became a daily affairs and nobody can challenge them. Okene -Lokoja road also became armed robbers den, they robbed freely go on break and return to unleash terror on travellers, today there are no more cases of armed robbery in the entire parts of the state.

“People can now sleep with their two eyes close without fear of attack or sporadic gun shut by hoodlums and to continue enjoying   this feat we have to contribute our quota by giving useful information to the security agents and be security conscious at all time”

While advising his fellow councils administrator to diversify their sources of income in order to improve on their Internal Generated Revenue, Honourable Enesi disclosed that his local government has put in motion the establishment of farm centre and revitalization of the abandoned garri processing factories at Nagazi to create jobs for the youth as well as generating more revenue for the council.