INCREASED INSECURITY - THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENDSARS PROTESTS IN DELTA STATE
December 5, 2020 | News
Without a doubt, one of the severe and dire consequences of the EndSARS protests in Delta State, is the increased and worsened insecurity situation in the commercial cities of the State like Warri, Ekpan, Effurun, Udu, Jeremi, Ughelli North and Ughelli South areas.
INCREASED INSECURITY - THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ENDSARS PROTESTS IN DELTA STATE
Without a doubt, one of the severe and dire consequences of the EndSARS protests in Delta State, is the increased and worsened insecurity situation in the commercial cities of the State like Warri, Ekpan, Effurun, Udu, Jeremi, Ughelli North and Ughelli South areas.
Apparently, with the EndSARS protests which targeted and disgraced Officers of the Nigerian Police Force, men and Officers of the Police have practically become scarce on Nigerian roads, especially within cities. This has made criminals to operate at will, without the fear of being caught.
Just recently, precisely on the 13th November, 2020, a friend of mine's green coloured Lexus car with Registration plate number: JJJ 621 GB Lagos, was snatched at gun point by well-armed men along the NNPC Housing Complex Road, Ekpan-Warri. After which they took him hostage, tied him up and gagged him with a big tape for hours, as they took him in his own car to many ATM machines to withdraw his money. Before they eventually left him at about 11:30 pm in the night at Effurun roundabout. My said friend was attacked with a convoy of three cars that were driving as if they were escorting a politician. And according to him, they were matured-looking men who were well-dressed.
The sad part is that since the said incident, these car hijackers have been reportedly seen driving the car freely in Warri, Effurun, Ekpan, and Udu areas, and still carrying out more robberies. Though, he has reported to the Nigerian Police, the said car has not been recovered till now. But rather, the criminals still use it every day in Warri, Effurun and Udu areas to operate their evil acts.
We can see that the Nigerian Police Force and its Officers were severely humiliated and disgraced by the EndSARS protests, which many Nigerians were hailing the youths for doing. Though, the EndSARS protests were geared towards addressing Police brutality, and later culminated into the call against bad governance, before it was hijacked, and it deteriorated into sheer criminality. But because of the unfortunate turn out of events with the EndSARS protests, the entire society has become more unsecured than before.
As it is, the Nigerian Police can no longer confidently perform their statutory duties of protecting lives and property, and maintaining law and order in our society because they have been psychologically and emotionally crushed by the EndSARS protests. But why can't the Federal Government and State Governors apologise to the men and Officers of the Nigerian Police Force for the unfortunate thing that befall them, reassure them to stay committed to their jobs, by giving the Nigerian Police all the full physical and moral support they need to get back their confidence and on their feet? This is so that they can get back on their feet in maintaining law and order for the sanity and sanctity of our societies. The Government at all levels need to do something fast to enable the Nigerian Police to gain their confidence back and do their work as they ought to. Otherwise, the criminality and insecurity situation will only get worse by the day.
The Government at all levels, especially in Delta State, must understand that these Police Officers are human beings with families and loved ones, as such, they would be psychologically and emotionally affected by the turn out of events with the EndSARS protests, where many Officers were killed and maimed by mobs. There is no way we should expect them to confidently go back and dedicate themselves towards their jobs, after what had happened with the EndSARS protests. This is the time the Police in Delta State, and across the entire country, need the assurance and full support of the Government. At least for the sake of sustaining security in our society.
Almost every day we hear of kidnappings, killings, armed robberies, cultism activities, and all kinds of criminal activities, more than we had seen or heard before the EndSARS protests. Though, there are no excuse for crime, but the Nigerian Government at all levels have consistently failed to improve the lives and standard of living of the general masses. As such, it is as if the EndSARS protests ended up producing more hoodlums and goons who now feel they can commit any crime at will and get away with it. But who do we blame for all of this? We blame the Nigerian Government of the day at all levels for their failures, the consequences of which we are now seeing all around us. It's just sad!
Zik Gbemre.
December 5, 2020
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes
Without a doubt, one of the severe and dire consequences of the EndSARS protests in Delta State, is the increased and worsened insecurity situation in the commercial cities of the State like Warri, Ekpan, Effurun, Udu, Jeremi, Ughelli North and Ughelli South areas.
Apparently, with the EndSARS protests which targeted and disgraced Officers of the Nigerian Police Force, men and Officers of the Police have practically become scarce on Nigerian roads, especially within cities. This has made criminals to operate at will, without the fear of being caught.
Just recently, precisely on the 13th November, 2020, a friend of mine's green coloured Lexus car with Registration plate number: JJJ 621 GB Lagos, was snatched at gun point by well-armed men along the NNPC Housing Complex Road, Ekpan-Warri. After which they took him hostage, tied him up and gagged him with a big tape for hours, as they took him in his own car to many ATM machines to withdraw his money. Before they eventually left him at about 11:30 pm in the night at Effurun roundabout. My said friend was attacked with a convoy of three cars that were driving as if they were escorting a politician. And according to him, they were matured-looking men who were well-dressed.
The sad part is that since the said incident, these car hijackers have been reportedly seen driving the car freely in Warri, Effurun, Ekpan, and Udu areas, and still carrying out more robberies. Though, he has reported to the Nigerian Police, the said car has not been recovered till now. But rather, the criminals still use it every day in Warri, Effurun and Udu areas to operate their evil acts.
We can see that the Nigerian Police Force and its Officers were severely humiliated and disgraced by the EndSARS protests, which many Nigerians were hailing the youths for doing. Though, the EndSARS protests were geared towards addressing Police brutality, and later culminated into the call against bad governance, before it was hijacked, and it deteriorated into sheer criminality. But because of the unfortunate turn out of events with the EndSARS protests, the entire society has become more unsecured than before.
As it is, the Nigerian Police can no longer confidently perform their statutory duties of protecting lives and property, and maintaining law and order in our society because they have been psychologically and emotionally crushed by the EndSARS protests. But why can't the Federal Government and State Governors apologise to the men and Officers of the Nigerian Police Force for the unfortunate thing that befall them, reassure them to stay committed to their jobs, by giving the Nigerian Police all the full physical and moral support they need to get back their confidence and on their feet? This is so that they can get back on their feet in maintaining law and order for the sanity and sanctity of our societies. The Government at all levels need to do something fast to enable the Nigerian Police to gain their confidence back and do their work as they ought to. Otherwise, the criminality and insecurity situation will only get worse by the day.
The Government at all levels, especially in Delta State, must understand that these Police Officers are human beings with families and loved ones, as such, they would be psychologically and emotionally affected by the turn out of events with the EndSARS protests, where many Officers were killed and maimed by mobs. There is no way we should expect them to confidently go back and dedicate themselves towards their jobs, after what had happened with the EndSARS protests. This is the time the Police in Delta State, and across the entire country, need the assurance and full support of the Government. At least for the sake of sustaining security in our society.
Almost every day we hear of kidnappings, killings, armed robberies, cultism activities, and all kinds of criminal activities, more than we had seen or heard before the EndSARS protests. Though, there are no excuse for crime, but the Nigerian Government at all levels have consistently failed to improve the lives and standard of living of the general masses. As such, it is as if the EndSARS protests ended up producing more hoodlums and goons who now feel they can commit any crime at will and get away with it. But who do we blame for all of this? We blame the Nigerian Government of the day at all levels for their failures, the consequences of which we are now seeing all around us. It's just sad!
Zik Gbemre.
December 5, 2020
We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes