Operate Inside Your Motor Parks, Stop Harassing Motorists & Passengers, Steer Clear Of The Roads–NSCDC Warns Agberos

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps through its spokesperson said that no person or group of persons have the monopoly of nuisance in the State or in the Country at large.

Dsc Emeka Peters Okwechime made this assertion while responding to journalist in Asaba the Delta State Capital.

The image maker sighted numerous reports, complaints on the inglorious activities of some chunks of the Transport Union workers popularly refered to as Agberos who go as far as hundred meters away from their Motor parks to carry out their nefarious and notorious act of harassing, intimidating, some times beat up motorist, extort their hard earned money, impound their vehicles and infringe on the fundamental human rights of freedom of movements of the passengers/commuters which is culpable of breaching the enjoyed peace and cause mayhem in the society if not been checkmated now.

In a swift response and a follow up to checkmate this back drop, the State Commandant of the NSCDC Commandant Akinsanya Iskilu Abiodun has placed all Squadron Commanders and the 25 Divisional Officers on red alert.

Furthermore, We therefore use this opportunity to call on the leaders of transport Union/workers to as a matter of urgent public importance withdraw all legal/illegal transport workers from along all the roads in the state back inside the government approved Motor parks.

Dsc Emeka Okwechime maintained that any transport worker found along the roads in the guise of Agbero taking laws into his hand will be treated as criminal and will be made to face the complete version of the extant provisions of the law of the federal republic of Nigeria

The NSCDC public Relations Officers said that the era were mischriant in the guise of Agberos take laws into their hands to harass, extort and beat up motorist and infringe/violate the fundamental human rights of freedom of movement of passengers goods and services outside their government approved motor parks are over.

The State Commandant Akinsanya Iskilu Abiodun in the Strength of Section 3, sub section 1(a) of the NSCDC Act empowers the NSCDC in maintaining peace and order across the Nation, therefore placed the 25 Divisional Officers and all Squadron Commanders on red alert towards this backdrop.

He further warned the transport Union/ workers to revert inside Motor parks and operate within government approved motor parks and vacate all the roads with immediate effect to avoid arrests and prosecutions. Any transport Union/worker operating outside government approved parks are criminals and will be treated as such if caught. Dsc Okwechime said.

In a related development, the NSCDC mouthpiece said that the state Command is closing ranks on the erring motorcyclists driving against traffic on the ever busy Asaba-Ughelli expressway, some restricted routes in Uvwie, Warri, Sapele, Ughelli and other parts of the state and federal highways in the Delta State and those plying restricted routes across the state. He maintained that the NSCDC used this opportunity to pass a stern warnings to all motorcyclist driving against traffic, unapproved routes, restricted areas across the State and those using their motorcycles popularly called Okada for criminal activities should desist from it or risk jail term when caught. The public relations officer said.

*Dsc Emeka Peters*

*Image Maker*

*NSCDC Delta*

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