Security
THE Senior Special Adviser to Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on New Media, Reuben Onyishi, says the Opi-Ugwuogo Road in the state is safe and free from kidnappers.
Onyishi disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
He was reacting to the viral video on social media, where gunshot was heard and scores claimed to be kidnapped.
NAN reports that the said viral video clip showed gunshots and people running in a forest.
The video contained a message that “Enugu-Ugwogo is not safe now, hoodlums kidnapped three times on June 23″.
Onyishi said that his fact check showed that the road was free and safe for motorists to ply.
He advised travellers and motorists plying the road not to entertain fears.
He assured them that the State Government had provided adequate security to ensure the safety of the people and motorists plying the road.
“I drove to and fro Opi-Ugwuogo road today on a fact-finding mission and I drove through the road to Nsukka in the morning and drove back to Enugu this afternoon.
“There is no cause for alarm as the Egyptian you saw yesterday, you shall see no more.
“This is contrary to the claims that kidnappers had taken over the road, and that motorists were being kidnapped in droves.
“The road is free and secure, and there is no kidnapping anywhere on the road,” Onyishi stated.
He added that the checkpoints were being manned, and a joint team of the military, police and forest guards patrol the road, combing forests at the fringes.
“Vehicles ply the road safely, and from Nsukka to Enugu, there is no cause to entertain any fear as the State Government has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety of people plying the road,” he added.
NAN also reports that Enugu State Police Command had denied the viral video clip and media report that the road was not safe and that hoodlums kidnapped three persons on Friday.
The command described the report as “untrue, highly unfounded and misleading”. (NAN)
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