A former Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta,
Major General Charles Omoregie (rtd), has attributed the upsurge in
terrorism and kidnapping in the country to lack of good governance in
the country.
General Omoregie, who said this at the weekend in Benin City, while
delivering a lecture entitled: “The Security Challenges in Nigeria: Role
of Neighborhood Watch,” expressed concern over the prevailing violence
in the Northern part of the country and stressed the need for political
leaders to be sincere and provide the dividends of democracy to check
the ugly trend.
The former JTF Commander, who is now the chairman of the Edo State
Neighorhood Watch, advocated the need for government at all levels to
encourage the Neighborhood Watch Programme, explaining that “the people
committing this havoc are our brothers and we know them. By the time we
arrest the situation at the local level, it will not grow.”
Also speaking at the occasion, Deputy Governor of Edo state, Dr Pius
Odubu, noted that the establishment of Neighorhood Watch in the state
had assisted immensely in the fight against crime in the state.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
Operating licences of 236 out of about 730 bureaux de change operating in Nigeria have been withdrawn by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CB...
-
By Juliana Francis One thing became crystal clear at the passing out parade and commissioning of 385 members of the Cadet Officers bas...
-
Seyi Gesinde reports the tragic death of Dr Myles Munroe, which occured aboard a plane which crashed while trying to land in The Baha...
No comments:
Post a Comment