#EndSARS: Instruct your children to stop the destruction, Ikpeazu appeals to parents



...as IGP deploys police team to ascertain situation in Abia 


Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has once again called on parents, guardians and relevant stakeholders in the state and nation to appeal to rampaging youths and protesters to stop further destruction of lives and properties, saying that the #EndSARS protest even though it has achieved its aims, had been hijacked by hoodlums.

Dr. lkpeazu who made the call when he received the DIG in charge of ICT, Police Headquarters, Abuja and Supervising DIG South East Zone, Mr. Celestine Okoye, and his team who were in the state to ascertain the level of damage in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, noted that the destruction of monuments and edifices of historic significance as well as governmemt and private properties, by some protesters in the state was a self inflicted injury that will take government time and resources to repair and restore.


The governor who was represented by his deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, lamented that the seemingly peaceful #EndSARS protest took a violent dimension when mayhem was unleashed in the state, listing some of the properties destroyed to include the Aba Town Hall, Aba South LGA headquarters, Revenue Offices, TIMASS Office, financial institutions, onion market, court houses, private and public establishments that offer employment to thousands of Abia citizens.



He further pointed out that apart from addressing the demands of the protesting youths, government also convened a Town Hall meeting with relevant stakeholders and appealed to them on the need to sensitize and inform the youths that destruction of public and private properties that took many years and resources to build will only worsen their plight as they will be replaced and repaired with resources that should be channeled to other areas of need.


Governor lkpeazu who assured that the State Government has already started meeting some of the demands of the #EndSARS protesters urged the DlG to carry out an objective assessment of what happened in the state as well as look into areas where the police can assist the state to ensure adequate security for all without the grey areas tabled by Abia youths. 



The governor appreciated the cordial relationship existing between the state and security outfits which has led to the state being adjudged as one of the safest in the country.


In his remarks earlier, leader of the police delegation and DIG in charge of ICT Police Headquarters, Abuja and  Supervising DIG for South East Zone, Mr. Celestine Okoye, who said  that he is in the state at the instance of the Inspector General of Police for an on-the-spot assessment of the level of destruction in the state following the #EndSARS Protest, made a passionate appeal to Abia youths to stop destroying properties they hitherto toiled hard to build, but should rather guard their homes, investment and properties from destruction by outsiders as the future belongs to them.


DIG Okoye further advised all aggrieved parties to embrace dialogue instead of resorting to destruction as violence does no one any good. 


He called on parents/guardians to talk to their children/wards to always exercise restraint as the country's leadership was ready to dialogue with them on the way forward. 


The Police boss used the occasion to announce that the disbanded SARS will not be recycled, while a new set of officers are currently being trained by professionals to handle criminal cases like armed robbery, kidnaping, among others in line with international best practice, and commended the State Government and the Commissioner of Police for the matured way they are handling the situation.


The Secretary to the State Government, Barr. Chris Ezem, members of the State Executive Council and the Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Janet Agbede among other stakeholders in the security sector, were present during the visit.














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