Restore Military Checkpoints on Okene–Lokoja, Pleads Kogi NUJ via thisdaylive
Following the gruesome murder of an army officer and two naval officers on Okene Lokoja highway in quick succession, the Kogi State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to restore military checkpoints on Okene- lokoja-Abuja road to check the activities of blood thirsty criminals on the road.
The statement stressed that the Osara-Irepeni axis of the road has become notorious for the activities of the blood thirsty criminals. An army captain GSM Abubakar driving in company of his wife was last Sunday shot dead and his wife and mother kidnapped while two naval officers whose names could not be ascertained were reportedly shot dead yesterday within the same axis.
“There is the need for the police to up their game by patrolling the road instead of creating roadblocks and preoccupying themselves with checking of vehicle particulars. The Union also urged the state government to respond to the new wave of criminality across the state.
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