By Clifford Ndujihe
A host of eminent Nigerians have decried the dangerous trend the wave of insecurity has taken in Nigeria and urged decisive actions to halt the trend.
Reacting to Vanguard’s exclusive report, last Monday, which showed that from reported cases no fewer than 1,525 people were lost to insecurity in the first two weeks of 2021, the eminent Nigerians lamented that the figure is humongous.
The figure shows that every day Nigeria loses 34 persons to insecurity and if the trend remained the country may lose 12,370 persons by the end of 2021.
Indeed, the country has lost no fewer than 358 persons between February 15 and February 24, Sunday Vanguard’s tally of reported cases showed.
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A middle-aged butcher at the popular Sapele main market, simply identified as Efe, was on Sunday shot dead in the community by gunmen.
Efe’s murder was coming up barely 24 hours after Okiemute Sowho, a Senior Special Assistant on Youth Development to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, was killed in the same Sapele metropolis.
The PUNCH gathered that Efe, who was into cow meat sales was shot dead along New Road axis by Poultry Road Junction in the town.
Sources said that the arms wielding men who had come in a blue, numberless Toyota Camry, had shot their target in the head at a close range while he was on top of a motocycle.
Delta Police Commissioner Removes Three DPOs From Office Over Security Lapses
According to him, it will serve as a warning signal to others that are not ready to buckle down to tackle crimes in the areas.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 22, 2021
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Ali, has removed three divisional police officers (DPOs) in the state over what he called security lapses in their jurisdictions.
The police commissioner, who made this known on Monday during an interaction with journalists in Asaba, the state capital, gave the positions of the affected persons as DPO Warri, DPO Sapele and DPO C Division , Asaba.
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February 20, 2021
The Special Assistant to Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth development, Comrade Okiemute Sowho has been killed by suspected assassins in Sapele.
He was shot dead around 6p.m. on Saturday evening, near a popular hotel along Akintola road close to the Adeniyi end of the town.
According to sources, the deceased had gone to check a building in the vicinity when the assailants surfaced from nowhere and opened fire on him, before speeding away.
Sympathizers were said to have taken him to a private hospital in the area where the doctors confirm him dead on arrival before his remains was deposited in the mortuary.