…Stakeholders Seek Effective Policing Strategy To Curb Violent Crimes On The Road
The reports below chronicle the highways across the country where criminals are having a field day, their modus operandi, people’s experiences in their hands, what the security agencies had done and/or are doing, and expert views on how criminality could be curbed on the roads.In the past, residents and visitors to Rivers State rode smoothly for about 50 minutes to one hour to other neighbouring states in the South-South and South East zone through the federal highways.
Similar incidents had been recorded along the Port Harcourt-Owerri road as well as the Ogoni and the neighbouring routes to Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers states. Karipo lamented that it had become difficult for residents to embark on any road journey immediately it is 12noon due to insecurity. Drivers of another transport company in the state also raised similar concerns. They, however, called on the government to rise to its responsibilities and restore security on the highways.
Her story after six days in captivity was really pathetic. “My brother, only God saved us. It was really an experience no body should encounter. The hoodlums just came in a commando style, forced everyone and zoomed off. The forest they are keeping people is terrible. Many were there, paying ransom of varying degrees. Those six days there was like years,” she said.
Residents who spoke on the situation urged the government to beef up security on the affected routes. Recently, suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Ore-Sagamu highway killed a lecturer at the Igbinedion University, Okada , Mr. Kelvin Izevbekhai, when he attempted to escape when being marched into the forest by his abductors.
“Commonly the victim would have been identified much earlier by an insider source who provides needed information on the victim. The location where the victim is kept is determined by the need to evade arrest. They will settle for hard to reach areas including places with natural barriers. Quite often, the agent of the sponsor handles negotiations,” he said.
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