Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS), on Thursday 10th August 2023, after their weekly data collation meeting of their Human Rights Observatory (HRO) Unit, commended the proactive approach of Dr. Alex Otti’s led administration in seeking to arrest the issue of insecurity in Abia State without waiting for it to escalate to the level it has gotten to in other south Eastern States.
CEHRAWS a foremost civil society group with focus on law enforcement accountability and transparent, responsive and responsible policing including the promotion of inclusivity in security provisioning for a safer society, said that the just floated joint security task force (JTF) by the peoples’ governor, H.E. Dr. Alex C. Otti OFR is a welcome development that will facilitate the repositioning of the state to investment heaven and as well boost its economic advancement.
The civil rights group Executive Director, Okoye, Chuka Peter, says: “We at CEHRAWS sincerely commend this administration’s result-oriented approach to governance and its innovative initiatives as seen in their campaign manifesto aimed at swiftly taking Abia to its pride of place.
However, we shall not fail to disclose our disappointment in the omission of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the just inaugurated Operation Crush.
The said Agency’s primary role in the fight against insecurity can never be over-emphasized because drug abuse has been ascertained to be the bane of crime.
Therefore, no serious government can win the war against insecurity without primarily committing to the fight against drug abuse”. The group also opined that in their findings, Abia State command of NDLEA has over the years been tremendously done well in the fight against drug abuse and has recently be extolled with numerous national Award of Excellence thereto, with or without the required support from relevant stakeholders and Abians at large.
Nevertheless, the group went on to advise the just inaugurated security JTF to strictly adhere to their rules of engagement, respect for human rights, and due process to promote the good image of their institutions and that of this administration.
