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Killing Of Catholic Priest: Joint Operations, Air Surveillance Begin In Enugu
After an emergency joint security meeting at Government House yesterday, Enugu state government and security agencies have resolved commence air surveillance of forests and dark sports where bandits hide to perpetrate crime and criminality in the state including kidnapping and killing of residents.
The emergency security meeting involving heads of Police, Army, Department of State Services and other others agencies and officials of the state government as well as religious leaders also resolved to embark on joint security operations afterwards in order to rid the state of the hoodlums.
The State Commissioner of Police, Sulaiman Balarabe, who briefed journalists on the outcome of the meeting, condemned the killing of the priest and vowed that the state police command and other security agencies had resolved to fish out the criminals with immediate effect.
“We are just coming out of an emergency meeting. It is not unconnected with the incident that happened yesterday, over the killing of the Rev Father of St. James Parish, Rev Fr. Paul Offu along Ihe-Agbudu road.
After the meeting, the governor and the people that attended the meeting came out with a communiqué. His Excellency, on behalf of the good people of Enugu state, in conjunction with all the security agencies in Enugu State, have condemned in totality the dastardly act and we all prayed for the soul of the deceased to rest in eternal peace.
“The state government also resolved to have air surveillance in all the points that these dastardly incidences are taking place. Immediately after the air surveillance, the security agencies will embark on rigorous joint security operations as from Monday the 5th of August 2019.”
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