The people of Inikorogha, a community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, on Wednesday commended the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Dennis Idahosa, for bringing up the issues of insecurity in the constituency vide a motionhe moved on the floor of the lower chamber recently.
The community, speaking under the auspices of the Community Stakeholders, led by its Chairman, Mr. Timisegha Robert; the Community PRO, Mr. Blesegha Okoh and the Youth President, Mr. Pereke Ukulor, said the lawmaker’s move would pave way for lasting peace in the locality.
They praised Idahosa for his love and care for the people and also raised objection to the way and manner policemen, deployed in the area were carrying out their assigned duties
The community noted that if not checked, the activities of the policemen could cause mayhem in the area.
They accused the policemen of intimidating the people of the community, who they suspected to be of different political inclination from that of the current administration in the state.
According to them, those that the police felt were not the same political page with the government were being hounded out of the community or arrested for flimsy reasons on a daily basis.
They appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, to withdraw those set of policemen and replace them with those who would act objectively in the unfolding drama.
The community representatives believed that this move by the IGP would go a long way in addressing the insecurity issue and also create confidence in the people that the right thing was being done to resolve the political.
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