The police in Ebonyi State, yesterday raised the alarm over youth restiveness and extra judicial killings in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital in a meeting with local government Chairmen, traditional rulers, town union Presidents and other stakeholders of various communities in the state.
She said youths in various communities in the state now take laws into their hands at will and vowed that it will bring them to book to ensure law and order.
The CP observed that many youths in the state burn properties for perceived wrong done to them while some carry out mob action against perceived suspects which has caused many deaths in the communities
She warned that the command will not only hold the perpetrators of such acts accountable but stakeholders of the communities the perpetrators come from for allowing such ugly incidents
Uche-Anya said ,"I will like to bring to your knowledge the spate of youth restiveness that we are witnessing in our communities, extra-judicial activities being carried out in our communities.
"For instance, our youths take laws into their hands, burning and destroying properties belonging to innocent people for perceived wrong done to them.
"Some carry out mob action most times leading to deaths of victims for perceived offences which are only meant for courts to determine.
"This kind of illegal activities must stop. The dangers of this kind of activities is that most times, people use it to settle scores with perceived enemies. Some times, they set people up and people start reasoning or thinking, the deed would have been done.
"Since I came, there have been several of such activities. Some due to prompt response, we were able to save the victims, some others before help could come, suffered extreme case of fatal situation leading to deaths.
"I am pleading with all of us that this kind of activities must stop. We have legal way of ensuring that justice is done. I employ all of us to follow due process, otherwise, I will not hold only the perpetrators accountable, but the stakeholders in the communities that could not hold their wards or their youths to order"
The Police Commissioner said she called the meeting for the stakeholders to join hands with the police to police their communities and maintain law and order.
"This meeting is essentially to meet our major stakeholders of the communities we serve. My business here in Ebonyi State is to maintain law and order and ensure security of lives and properties.
"The business of security is now a whole of collective approach,it's every body's business and police on our own, we can't do it alone.
"So, we plead with you to partner with us in ensuring that we secure Ebonyi State and that peace reigns in the state,", she stated.
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