Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas Reveals Precedence for State

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has mentioned that the protection of lives and property is the highest precedence of his management.

Ibas made the disclosure on Friday throughout a gathering with native stakeholders at Eberi, the headquarters of Omuma Native Authorities Space.

Represented by the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, Ibas mentioned the engagement was crucial to grasp the challenges dealing with totally different components of the state, particularly in areas of welfare and safety, and to search out lasting options.

He emphasised that sustaining peace shouldn’t be solely the federal government’s job however a shared duty. He urged the Omuma LGA Administrator, Ikechi Nwala, to carry common city corridor conferences involving cops, conventional leaders, politicians, girls, and youth {groups} to strengthen peace and order.

The Sole Administrator additionally inspired the group to focus on previous however essential initiatives needing consideration and requested youths to guard government-owned services of their areas.

In response, Mr. Nwala appealed for extra police presence in Omuma to enhance security. He talked about that land grabbing, politically motivated arrests, and unlawful oil bunkering are main points affecting the LGA.

Nwala alleged that many of those crimes are carried out by individuals he described as intruders from neighbouring Abia State.

Vice Admiral Ibas was appointed in March after a state of emergency was declared in Rivers State.