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SETBACK FOR ENUGU WATER PROJECT AS HOODLUMS INVADE INSTALLATION SITE, DESTROY FACILITIES

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SETBACK FOR ENUGU WATER PROJECT AS HOODLUMS INVADE INSTALLATION SITE, DESTROY FACILITIES

The Enugu State Government has alleged that some hoodlums, on Friday, destroyed several machines and other equipment being installed to ensure water supply in the state.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this during a press briefing in Enugu on Friday afternoon.

“In the wee hours of today, at about 2:00 a.m., hoodlums in astonishingly large numbers invaded the site of the ongoing installation of new ductile water pipes near the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu, where they unleashed havoc and destruction on machines and other equipment,” Mr Onyia, a professor, said.

“The vandals were however successfully repelled by security operatives deployed to the site before reinforcement came from the Ogui Police Station,” he added.

The Enugu State government has been installing water pipes and other equipment in many parts of the state as part of the efforts to reticulate water across parts of the state.

The government, in late March, threatened to prosecute those who vandalise water facilities in the state.

Speaking during the press briefing, Mr Onyia regretted that the acts of vandalism of water facilities and other infrastructure by some “unpatriotic” individuals in the state appear to have worsened.

“The incessant attacks on public infrastructure such as water galleries, electrical fittings on solar lights attached to water facilities, damage of both high pressure and distribution pipes by hoodlums, have delayed the reticulation of water to the good people and residents of the state and in some cases denied innocent citizens access to potable water with a huge cost on the government for replacement,” he said.

The SSG said apart from water facilities, some “reckless truck drivers” have been destroying kerbs on newly reconstructed roads in the state.

“The government hereby states that such acts of vandalism will henceforth be treated not only as economic sabotage but also as acts of terrorism for which the offenders will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the actions of these saboteurs constitute various serious offences under the Criminal Code Cap 30 Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004. These offences include stealing, malicious damage, amongst others which are punishable by various terms of imprisonment and fine. The State Government will not hesitate to bring the full weight of the law on the perpetrators of these acts,” he stated.

Onyia restated the resolve of the government to protect all public facilities by reinforcing security surveillance around them as well as prosecuting those who engage in their destruction.

The SSG appealed to residents of the state “to take ownership of the facilities” by protecting them and reporting acts of vandalism to the state government for “immediate action.”

He announced that the state government has constituted a task force on surveillance and protection of public assets in the state.

“The committee will be led by officers and men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and supported by other security agencies. They are to commence their assignment immediately,” he said.Before he was elected governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah repeatedly promised to end water scarcity in the state within 180 days.

    • Dons Eze

    DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.

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