Anambra: tricycle owners task Soludo on security monitoring
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Tricycle owners in Anambra State have made a passionate appeal to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to urgently establish security monitoring units in various parts of the state to checkmate criminal activities of the tricycle snatchers in the state.
The Awka South Chairman, Tricycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State, Prince Collins Ozojiofor, made the passionate appeal in Awka when the aggrieved members of the association converged to pay their last respect to one of their own who was shot dead by gunmen recently.
It was gathered that the victim, Chinweike Nwaigbo, aged 37, from Amogwu Aku community, Nssuka in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State was killed by the unknown gunmen while on duty in the capital city.
The Chairman described as unacceptable the attack, maiming and killing of their members in various parts of the state, urging the state government to add to his effort to tackling the menace of hoodlums in the state.
He assured the people that the leadership of the Association in Anambra State would not fail in contributing her quota in riding the state off hoodlums who were threatening their lives on daily basis by making sure that the Keke operators in the State, Awka South in particular are duly registered with their security codes for easy identification.
He further pointed out that any tricycle without proper identification number must be apprehended and handed over to Police for further investigation and prosecution.
Consoling the immediate bereaved family, friends and well wishers as well as members of the Association to calm their ladened hearts and live the vengeance to God, the Chairman, Prince Ozojiofor, vowed that the leadership of the Association would not in any way or manner allow any Keke rider without Logo number to operate in Awka and environs.
