The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has called on the Police and other security agencies to flush out criminal element from South-East region of the country.
The governor made the call at All Progressive Congress (APC) Ebonyi State chapter stakeholders meeting at the Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki, on Monday.
According to the governor, kidnappers and herdsmen elements have taking over the forest in the area thereby increasing criminal activities at the region.
He said: “In our forests today, we have the kidnappers, herdsmen, cultists, all sorts of criminals, anybody staying in the forest is taking a risk, when we say that people should move out of the forests, it is for their safety and security, so I support that kidnappers, herdsmen, cultists, and bandits should be flushed out of our forests.”
