Ikpeazu Warns Criminals to Stay Away from Abia

The Governor of Abia State , Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, yesterday said his administration places the highest premium on security of lives and property since it is the bedrock of sustainable development.

Ikpeazu stated this at the inauguration of the new Eastern Ngwa Divisional Police Headquarters Building Umuobiakwa,Obingwa LGA by the built by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.

He appreciated the service commanders of the various security services in the State for their cooperation and hard work, stressing that criminals will no longer find any hiding place in the state.

Governor Ikpeazu also commended officers and men of the Nigerian police for their selfless service and charged the IG to continue to encourage them for optimal performance.

The governor while recalling that his administration completed and handed over the brand new Zone 9 Police Headquarters Umuahia to the Nigerian Police assured the people the state would continue to provide logistics to security agencies to enable them discharge their duties effectively.

The governor disclosed that the cordial working relationship between government and security agencies has yielded positive results, adding that the prevailing peace in the state is attributable to the robust working relationship with all security agencies in the state.

Speaking while inaugurating the police headquarters, the IG who described the station of being up to international standard, noted that it is furnished with 24 hours power which will aide the job of the police.