By Ovat Abeng
A Human Right Group, Recover Nigeria Project, has threatened to barricade the Anambra State Police Command in protest over delayed in investigating the missing of vice chairman of Dubai estate, Benjamin Ezenma, alias BigBen, Anambra State governorship candidate in 2021, Obiora Agbasimelo, and Honourable Azuka, representing Onitsha South two at the State House of Assembly.
The convener of the group, Comrade Osita Obi, disclosed the group planned while briefing Journalists in Awka on Tuesday.
Obi urged the state police command to urgently investigate why the kidnapped victims are still in the den of their abductors since last year.
According to him, if the police fail to take substantial action regarding the kidnappings in the state, he will be forced to organize a protest at the police headquarters in Awka to compel them to act.
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“Where is BigBen? Where is Agbasimelo? Where is Azuka? I wish they are found, and if they are not, let the security operatives identify the kidnappers. Their kidnappings are no longer just a security problem, but a public issue,” he stated.
He expressed his satisfaction with the way the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) is operating in the state, but regretted the police’s inaction.
“I want to commend the DSS in the state; they are doing a wonderful job. But as for the police, I have lost my confidence in them. I am not confident in the police. What you see them doing at roadblocks is extortion. This shows that the leadership of the Nigerian police is doing something wrong. If you go around the streets, you will see how these officers are extorting money from the public instead of focusing on their jobs. It’s time they engage in security surveillance to protect the people of Anambra State,” he stated.
“Anambra State should not be a dumping ground for retiring police officers looking to make more money for their retirement.
On the Agunachemba program in the state, he commended Governor Charles Soludo for the initiative, appeal to residents to cooperate with the state government to get rid of criminality in the state.
It was gathered that the vice chairman of Dubai estate, Benjamin Ezenma, alias BigBen, was kidnapped November 24th, 2024, Anambra State governorship candidate, Obiora Agbasimelo in September 2021 why Honourable Azuka, representing Onitsha South two at the State House of Assembly, was kidnapped at Onitsha in December 2024.
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