Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has expressed
reservations over the way relations of kidnap victims play along with
kidnappers instead of security agencies.
Okorocha made his feelings known while fielding questions from
newsmen over a number of issues, including insecurity in the state.
“We are doing a lot to secure life and property in the state. The sad
thing is that our people prefer to play along with the criminals
instead of security agencies. We can’t achieve our desired goals if this
trend continues”, Okorocha reasoned.
The governor lamented that even when these common criminals were
arrested and taken to court; people would decline to testify for fear of
their lives.
“The truth is that when witnesses fail to testify, the presiding
judge would be left with no other option than to throw out the matter
for lack of credible prosecution and the criminal returns to the
street”, the governor lamented.
While saying that organisations like Amnesty International would be
among the first to shout if due process was not followed in dealing with
the crime, Okorocha however assured the citizenry that government and
the security agencies had reshaped and reinvigorated their operational
plans.
“This administration is very committed to securing life and property.
The nonsense has to stop if we expect investors to heed our repeated
calls to come and invest in this state”, Okorocha said.
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