Anambra Security Trust Fund Donates 10 Patrol Vehicles, Others To State Govt To Strengthen Security This Yuletide
Anambra State Security Trust Fund has donated 10 Innoson patrol vehicles equipped with modern security gadgets to the State Vigilante Group (AVG).
Chairman of the State Security Trust Fund, Chief Chidi Anyeagbu, handed over the 10 vehicles, a refurbished security vehicle/Amoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and a 10 bedroom bungalow mechanic residence to Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, at Government House, Awka, on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Anyaegbu said the donation is to support the State Government in its effort in tackling insecurity across the state.
He expressed optimism that the vehicles and other equipment will help strengthen internal security in the state, especially, during this festive season.
The Chairman of the state Trust Fund disclosed that the vehicles were bought through donations made by Anambra indigenes living at home and in the diaspora to support state government’s efforts to provide security in the State.
Chief Anyeagbu said
“We believe that the key to a happy and prosperous state is tight security architecture, which is why the current administration made security number one priority.
“Crime detection, arrest and punishment will be easy because these patrol vehicles and the gadgets in it are some of the most sophisticated and highly effective surveillance equipment in Nigeria.
Anyeagbu who is also the Chairman of Chisco Group of Companies further urged the State Vigilante Group to collaborate with other security agencies to effectively utilize the donated vehicles for a more secured state.
He also appealed to residents to always report crime and suspicious movements of persona or groups to any nearby security outfit within their various areas.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Government, the State Commissioner for Homeland Security, Chief Chikaodi Anara, said the security gadgets would motivate and enhance the operational capacity of the State Vigilante Groups in the State.
He announced, “We have declared a total war on criminals such as kidnappers, human traffickers, bandits, cultists and car snatchers in the state”.
He pointed that Soludo’s administration is in a hurry to wield criminal elements and return the state to a state of peace and security where law-abiding citizens would feel free to go about their normal legal businesses without fear of harassment.
Anara assured residents that with the support given to the government by the State Security Trust Fund, crime will soon be a thing of the past in the State.
He used the opportunity to urge Ndi Anambra living outside the State to come home for the 2023 Christmas and New year celebrations as their safety was guaranteed.
Other dignitaries at the event include the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Air Vice Marshal Ben Chiobi (retd.), the State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Felix Odimegwu and representatives of Security agencies.
