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ABIA State government has condemned the attacks on the Aba Urban Renewal Office and Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, by illegal street traders and miscreants in the state. The state government said that attack was a brazen display of lawlessness and the height of affront against constituted authority.
According to the state government, the incident took place in Aba, on Thursday, November 12, when government agents who were on a legitimate mission to Clifford Road by Ube Street in the Aba metropolis, were attacked and terrorised with their vehicles burnt by miscreants and illegal street traders.
The state government in a press release made available to Realnews condemned the tendency of people taking laws into their hands and attacking government agents who are on legitimate duty to restore sanity to the city.
The press release signed by Godwin Adindu, chief press secretary to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, said, “This is clearly a conspiracy by disgruntled elements to undermine government efforts by mobilising hoodlums and miscreants to resist and attack government agents who are carrying out their legitimate assignments. Government wants to warn these elements that a repeat performance of this dastardly act will be disastrous for the perpetrators and the brains behind them.
“As a result, government directs that within seven days of this announcement, all illegal streets trading on this road must stop so as to ease traffic on that road. The Aba South Local Council has completed the construction of shops at Good morning Market behind East Street by Ngwa Road and these illegal street traders ought to have relocated to the new sites over a month ago. As a way of cushioning the effect of the relocation, the Aba South Local Council has since stopped collecting tolls from the traders.
“Government is, therefore, using this medium to reassure all law abiding citizens of Aba of government determination to protect them from any group of misguided elements who are trying to constitute themselves into a nuisance. All law abiding citizens should go about their lawful businesses without fear of any molestation.”
The state government assured its citizens of its preparedness to protect the lives and property of all citizens. It also said that it will not tolerate any such display of brazen violence and confrontation with constituted authority because it is totally unacceptable to the government of Okezie Ikpeazu.
— Nov 23, 2015 @ 01:00 GMT
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