ANAMBRA State Governor, Peter Obi, Friday
ordered the demolition of the Upper Class Hotel, Onitsha, where two
fresh human heads, arms and ammunition were discovered, saying that his
administration would continue to fight crime in the State.
He made this comments while personally supervising the demolition
exercise of the three- storey structure at 8 Old Market Road, Onitsha.
The governor disclosed that government had confiscated all assets
belonging to the owner of the hotel who was arrested together with his
staff.
He explained that the action was in line with the policy of
his administration to sustain the fight against crime and criminality.
The governor stated that government would not relent in its resolve
to flush out hoodlums from all parts of the state, saying it would
continue to knock down property belonging to criminals.
“I am
aware some would rather want us to convert those property for public use
purposes, but I tell you, knocking them down is more beneficial because
the weight of the punishment is proportional to how much fear it
engenders in people to run away from crime,” he said.
In their
separate speeches at the scene, the Transition Committee Chairman,
Onitsha North, Mr. Eddie Okosi and his counterpart from Onitsha South,
Mr. Ugochukwu Ezeani said the Government was already winning the war
against criminals.
They said that Onitsha had been re-branded
by the governor and enjoined others involved in such gory business to
turn a new leaf or face the consequences.
Source: Guardian
