- The caretaker committee chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area said peace has returned to the area after the death of the notorious killer, Johnson Igwedibia
- He, however, lamented that the activities of the killer over the past five years have grounded the economy of the area
- He promised that his administration is working on reviving the economy and providing opportunities for the youths
Chairman, caretaker committee, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area (ONELGA) Rivers state, Honourable Osi Olisa, has bemoaned the 5-year reign of the notorious killer, Johnson Igwedibia, aka Don Waney.
Olisa lamented that for over five years when the notorious killer ran riot, economic activities in the area were grounded while citizens lived at the mercy of cultists, kidnappers and killers.
Vanguard reports that the caretaker committee chairman lamented that many banks and companies fled the area because of his criminal exploits.
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He said: “For several months and indeed, years, our local government was silenced by agents of darkness, who unleashed mayhem on our people. Our loved ones were ma*imed, kidnapped, rap*ed, behea*ded and killed by a monster, Don Waney.
“Activities of this monster dovetailed into a disaster worse than that of a war-torn country; our people took flight, our economy was grounded, financial institutions relocated and our once buzzing city of Omoku was reduced to a ghost town.
“Between 2013 and 2015, Don Waney rose from a mere petty thief to an armed gang leader, calling the shots on what affects the generality of the good people of ONELGA. Today, Don Waney, who was our nightmare; the man that caused us sleepless nights is now history.”
He noted that the peace being enjoyed in the local government area now is as a result of the collaborative efforts of the security agencies and the local vigilante in the area, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Council (OSPAC).
Olisa warned returnees in the area to shun activities that would encourage a resurgence of killings and kidnappings in the area, adding that the council would not tolerate such.
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“Now that we have peace, we want enduring peace because we have resolved not to allow anyone destroy ONELGA in the name of politics. We also call on our youths to avoid every temptation of being used as tools by desperate politicians to attain power. Crime does not pay,” he asserted.
He also called on security agencies to arrest any politician or group that wants to resuscitate cultism or violence in the area.
He said: “In a bid to maintain lasting peace in ONELGA, we are using this medium to call on all security agencies to be on red alert to apprehend any politician, individual or group irrespective of party leaning, who tries to incite ONELGA people with the sole aim of fuelling fresh crisis in our area. We shall not tolerate it.”
Olisa assured the people of the area that his government has started working on how to revive the economy and provide opportunities for the youths.
“As a local government, we have set processes in motion to revitalise our moribund economy; our major priority is to seek for opportunities that shall empower our teeming youths and better the lives of our people,” he said.
NAIJ.com previously reported that a younger brother to the late notorious terrorist, Don Waney, Oluchi Igwedibia, aka Obatosu, was killed Sunday, January 28, in a joint operation by men of the Nigerian army and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at Sabo Iyakpe, Etsako West local government area, Edo state.
Oluchi’s body was immediately moved to Port Harcourt and was displayed to reporters at 4:10 p.m. at the 6 Division, Nigerian Army in the Rivers state capital.
Oluchi was said to have taken part in the New Year’s Day massacre of 22 innocent worshipers, after crossover service at Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of Rivers state.
He was among the 32 cultists declared wanted by the Rivers state security council, after Johnson was killed on January 6 in Enugu by soldiers and DSS operatives, along with two of his lieutenants: Ikechukwu Adiele and Lucky Ode.
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Source: Naija.ng