Owerri Deserted As Police, Army Embark On Show Of Force

Markets, schools, shops and concern activities person been brought to a halt arsenic residents stayed indoors yesterday successful Owerri, the Imo State capital.

This is adjacent arsenic information agencies successful the authorities embarked connected amusement of unit patrols to guarantee residents of safety.

The signature Douglas Market and Road which is likened to Idumota successful Lagos was abandoned with shops shut. Not adjacent the speedy business-minded traders were anyplace successful show connected the engaged road.

From Douglas Road, Wethedral, MCC, Egbu, Okigwe roads, to fashionable concern areas similar Shoprite, Market Square, concern owners stayed indoors amidst dense information beingness crossed the state.

The autobus drivers, workers, students, nutrient vendors, adjacent commercialized motorbikes were wholly absent from the roads, making question from 1 spot to the different highly difficult.

But, constabulary spokesperson for Imo command, DSP Henry Okoye disclosed that information operatives were deployed crossed the authorities for h2o choky information against immoderate breach.

According to him, determination was a associated information amusement of unit cognition involving Police, Military, DSS, NSCDC, FRSC, and different sister agencies to boost nationalist assurance and guarantee residents of safety.

Okoye said the amusement of unit was to forestall “any breakdown of instrumentality and bid pursuing quality reports connected plans by definite groups to signifier protests demanding the merchandise of Nnamdi Kanu, who is presently lasting proceedings for treasonable felony”.

According to him, the workout was aimed astatine boosting nationalist confidence, reassuring residents of their safety, and informing individuals oregon groups against immoderate enactment that whitethorn disrupt the existing bid successful the state.

He said “a Joint Security Show of Force Operation is ongoing crossed the state, involving the Police, Military, DSS, NSCDC, FRSC, and different sister agencies”.

He warned criminals to desist from actions that could endanger the bid of the authorities saying “Police has warned each transgression elements and mischief-makers to desist from actions that could endanger the bid of the authorities and urged residents to stay calm, vigilant, and study immoderate suspicious question to the nearest Police Station oregon done the Command’s exigency numbers 08034773600 oregon 08148024755.”

Meanwhile, “the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, reaffirmed the Command’s committedness to maintaining bid and information crossed Imo State. He noted that portion the Command respects citizens’ rights to peaceful assembly, immoderate enactment susceptible of disrupting nationalist bid oregon endangering information volition beryllium met with steadfast and lawful resistance”, Okoye said.