INSECURITY: Rivers Lawmaker Charges Community Leaders To Expose Culprits
2 min readA member of the National Assembly representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency, Hon. Dumnamene Dekor, has called on chiefs, elders and youths of the communities to make available names of cult gang members who are directly involved in the killings, including their sponsors to the security agencies to immediately come after them.
Dekor made the call last Saturday in a written statement after a visit to Bangha, Baa-Lorre, and Luebe communities where cult clashes have claimed lives of gang rivals, and other innocent persons.
The statement signed by Hon. Dumnamene Dekor and made available to our correspondent by his Media Aide, Nwazim, Barikui Clever, he said, “I understand that in Bangha communities, six (6) persons were killed within the space of two weeks and I’m informed that those ones were cultists who fought and killed themselves, but of course they live in the midst of people and whatever they do has some negative multiplier effects on the society.
“We have also visited Baa-Lorre where the paramount ruler, Chief Cletus Mene was killed and his house burnt down by assailants who pointed guns at him in the name of cultism. Also in Lua Luebe, a community in Khana LGA, one Chief Neeka Alumaa, chief of the community was also murdered in cold blood and we have visited the scenes of the crimes and have condoled with their family members. I appeal that it is high time those who are into these nefarious activities turned a new leaf to be prepared to face the full wrath of the law from the government”.
The federal lawmaker condemned the inhuman acts describing them as dastardly.
He however applauded the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Bori Police Division, SP Bako Angbasim, for his swift response and determination to fighting crimes and criminality in Khana LGA despite the distance between some communities where these crimes took place and the Bori Divisional Police headquarters.
He explained that ugly events like cult killings were some of the reasons he has consistently advocated for community policing, adding that he had written an application to the Inspector General of Police to approve another police division in Khana LGA, stating that the Rivers State Government has supported the gesture and would soon have approval.
He urged the security agencies to go after the cult gangs as efforts are on ground to prevail on the chiefs, elders and youths of the affected communities to name those directly involved including their sponsors, declaring Government readiness to provide all necessary support and logistics to provide solution to the ugly events.
