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AKHA Wades In To Salvage Ini Community Over Abduction, Invasion

 



Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has moved swiftly to halt the state of insecurity experienced by Indigenes of Ini local government area.

The House called on security agencies to step in immediately to arrest the situation and bring normalcy to the affected areas.

Rising from a matter of urgent public importance brought before it by the member representing Ini State Constituency, Hon. Lawrence Udoide, the House expressed worry over the invasion and abduction of persons in the affected community and charged relevant agencies on the need to bring peace .


Hon. Udoide informed the House that on the 3rd of this month(March),while the people of Okpoto in Iwere Clan were in their Farms, they heard gunshots and in the process, two of his constituents were abducted and taken to Atani in Aruchukwu.

He added that the people of Okpoto are living in palpable fear of their lives and not able to move about freely. He called on the House to task the Executive to wade into the crisis which is interstate.

Making contributions on the matter, the member representing Ibiono Ibom State Constituency, Hon. Moses Essien, stated that it was necessary as lawmakers to continue serving as the mouthpiece of people noting that insecurity issues with Aruchukwu dates back way time.
"Security agencies should rise up immediately while the deputy governor should be reached out to to meet with their counterpart in Abia State to bring a lasting solution to this issue".

After due deliberation on the matter the Speaker,  Elder Udeme Otong referred the matter to the House Committee on Security to laise with relevant agencies and report back to the House on.the 25th of March.

In a related development, the House also considered a report submitted to it by the Committee on Education on a Bill for the establishment of the Akwa Ibom State University of Education, Afaha Nsit where all the 37 clauses and 3 schedules were adopted after the House had dissolved into the Committee of the Whole.
The motion to pass the Bill was moved by the Leader and was seconded by the Chief Whip of the House 

The House was adjourned to reconvene on the 25th of March, 2025

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