SECURITY
Otti Fulfils Promise, Donates Operational Vehicles to NDLEA, Immigration
Abia State Government has
handed over two Hilux vehicles to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and one to the Nigerian Immigration Service Abia State Commands to aid their operations.
Handing over the keys of the vehicles on behalf of the Governor, at Government House Umuahia, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commander MacDonald Uba (Rtd.) urged the agencies to make effective use of them to achieve their mandate in the state.
Uba, represented by the General Manager and Chief Executive officer of the Abia State Homeland Security Agency Col. Chidi Kalu Ukoha, (Rtd) said Governor Otti holds security of lives and property very dear and is doing everything possible to ensure that the state is very secured.
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He said that the state government decided to support these agencies with operational vehicles in order to mitigate crime and nip it to the bud.
The Special Adviser, who described security as the catalyst for development, stressed that no socio- economic activity cannot take place in an insecured environment.
He reassured them of the Governor’s unwavering commitment to assisting federal security agencies to achieve their strategic and operational aims in the state .
Speaking, the Controller of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Abia State Command, Mrs. Justina Owe who said her joy knew no bounds for the gift, expressed gratitude to the Governor Dr Alex Otti for his kind gesture.
Mrs Owe promised that the agency will do much more than expected to make sure that the state achieves its ultimate goal.
On his part, the Commander National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Mr. Joseph Owoputi expressed gratitude to Governor Alex Otti for his timely intervention in helping them with the vehicles.
Owoputi added said they would use the vehicle provided to reduce drug abuse in the state and would leave no stone unturned in bringing crime to its bearest minimum in the state.
Recall that Governor Alex Otti had last week, during the visit of the new Commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Abia, Mr. Joseph Owoputi promised to donate operational vehicles to him as requested.