Peterside Hails Security Agencies for Killing Rivers Notorious Criminal
Abe condemns killings in Andoni
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has expressed gratitude to Nigerian security agencies, particularly the army and Department State Services (DSS) for working together to kill a notorious criminal, Igwedibia Johnson aka Don Waney, who had been terrorising the people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
According to Dakuku, “This is a confidence-building step towards restoration of law and order in the state.”
A statement from the Nigeria Army Public Relations department disclosed that Don Waney and two of his accomplices were killed in Enugu while trying to escape after being rounded up.
Peterside, while commending the gallantry of the security men, urged them not to rest on their oars until all criminal elements in Rivers State have been arrested and made to face their days in court.
He said: “The people of council area have been harassed, traumatised, maimed and killed needlessly. This is a great day for the people and end of the road for those who felt this day would never come. For their sponsors, they should know that there is a consequence for every action and a day of reckoning for all of us.”
The NIMASA boss sympathised with those who have lost their loved ones in the area, and called on the state government to give all the required support to security agencies, while also showing the political will to distance itself from criminal elements.
“This is a good warning to all those who think they can be protected and accommodated by politicians. Those who live by the sword will die by the sword; we must give every support to the security agencies to help them rid our state of these criminals.
“Let me also call on the state Governor, Nyesom Wike-led administration to create policies and programmes that will create employment opportunities for the teeming Rivers youths. The government must go beyond brick and mortar and fashion out ways of getting our youths employed.
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Rivers South-East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has condemned the recent killings in communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Abe, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by his spokesperson, Parry Saroh Benson, consoled the families of those who lost their lives, affected communities and those injured during the attacks.
The senator called on the security agencies to work round the clock and ensure that the perpetrators of the heinous crime are brought to book.