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LG Chairman seeks more security surveillance at the grassroots.
Mr. Erastus Awortu, Chairman of the Andoni local council in Rivers, has advised security agencies to increase surveillance at the grassroots as he condemned the recent shooting in the Andoni community.
The chairman said that the advice has become necessary towards preventing possible instances of breach of peace and other related eventualities.
This is contained in a statement signed by the council boss and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
According to him, a clique of desperate politicians is suspected of inciting the youths to truncate the prevailing peace and stability in the area.
He warned that such actions, if not nipped in the bud, could take the area back to the inglorious days of insecurity.
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“It is condemnable that repentant and reformed cultists were on Sunday, March 31, hired by some desperate politicians to cause a breach of peace in the area.
“These politicians are once again engaging our youths in arms proliferation and trying to make them indulge in crises in the communities.
“These youths, during a political rally at Ngo, the Council’s headquarters, had shot sporadically in the air, causing fear and panic among residents, but we thank God that residents were unhurt during the bullet spray.
“I am surprised at the negative outcomes of a rally acclaimed as being in solidarity with Gov. Siminalayi Fubara.
“The ‘Simplified Movement’ should reflect peace, not otherwise.
“I appeal to the governor and the security agencies to call to order politicians and groups who disguise as loyalists just to cause trouble for selfish gains,” he said.
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