All Banks in the Good city of Aba embarked today on a Protest due to the recent robberies. The Protest Might last the whole week.

Abomination!

Such bizzare only happen in igboland

~Bluetooth:

Such bizzare only happen in igboland

tribalistic yoruba slowpoke you are

Please, Not everything is 'Breaking news" and your story has no source.

snowdrops:

tribalistic yoruba slowpoke you are

take it or leave it,there is high crime rate in the east than anywhere in nigeria

~Bluetooth:

Such bizzare only happen in igboland

Lol. Them Ibo boiz done struck again! No wonder they backwards as all hell! Destroying they own economy, next thing u know they blaming the yorubas!

What is their governor doing?

otokx:

What is their governor doing?

he's busy concentrating on how to prevent the extinction of igbo language and culture.

~Bluetooth:

he's busy concentrating on how to prevent the extinction of igbo language and culture.

That's Peter Obi, you uninformed illiterate.

afam4eva:

That's Peter Obi, you uninformed illiterate.

gotcha.what is the difference between the two of them.mr informed literate.

Igbo kwenu I hail you people. First time it will happen in Nigeria. It can only happen in Ibo land.

~Bluetooth:

gotcha.what is the difference between the two of them.mr informed literate.

Chei, ignorance is not divine,

afam4eva:

Chei, ignorance is not divine,

maybe you should educate,please!

yemmight:

Igbo kwenu I hail you people. First time it will happen in Nigeria. It can only happen in Ibo land.

igboland is the headquarters of armed-robbery and other crimes

aisha2:

Please, Not everything is 'Breaking news" and your stroy has no source.

Pls you can always call folks you know in Aba to find out if it's true or not . . .

exago:

Pls you can always call folks you know in Aba to find out if it's true or not . . .

i dey feel your swagger.lol

I don't know about any city wide protest but I am certain that they have shut down since last wk cos of the consecutive robbery attacks on some banks last wk. I just got off the phone with my room mate who is currently on vacation there and he confirmed it. Seriously, Aba is becoming a hell of a place with the constant stories of kidnapping and high-profile robbery. Just 2months ago my room mate's Uncle who just came back from dubai was almost kidnapped if not for the quick alert from his gateman, he had to jump over barb wired fence. I mean, this is getting out hand. Even my Uncle practically had to relocate to Owerre because of thesame nonsense, what is Theo Orji and the police doing about this? Aba has heavy military police presence at virtually every point yet these crimes are on the increase, I hope sb has not compromised, this is sickening, let them do sth abt it jare!

the crime rate in aba is far higher than any other place i have ever been inside nigeria.most go unreported though.i have witnessed one robbery incident at faulks rd, ariaria where 7 L300 buses were used by over 50 robbers all armed with ak47 and each bus had a man with gpmg mounted at the open booth.some of the foot soldiers had rocket launchers and were jogging,chanting songs and shooting sporadically.that was my last day of going to aba to buy anything.

very sad indeed. i guess the arms and amunition along with the miscreants are all fall outs of niger delta militancy

We all see now why Ibos cannot stay in their various states? For over one week bank no open?

Abagworo:

most go unreported though.

very true . . .


Armed robbery: Banks shut premises in Aba

]http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201006070474615



Members of the public are facing difficult times in transacting business in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State.

This is as a result of the decision taken by the banks’ managements in the area to lock up their premises as a result of alleged incessant attacks by armed robbers.

Armed robbers had last week raided Fidelity Bank and First Bank in the commercial city, carting away undisclosed amount of money, resulting in protest from banks.

A fashion designer in Aba, Miss Joy Anosike, who spoke with our correspondent on the development, explained that traders were finding it difficult to withdraw money from the banks.

She said that some of the traders in Aba had been travelling to Umuahia for their banking transactions.

Speaking on the incident, the Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ani Okechukwu, told our correspondent in a telephone interview on Sunday that police had taken measures to forestall a recurrence.

“We want to also call on members of the public, including bankers to give vital information that can lead to the arrest of criminals within their surroundings,” Okechukwu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said.

The police spokesman, however, hoped that the banks in Aba would resume duty on Monday (today), adding that the police would not spare any criminal within the metropolis.

The Inspector-General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, in his bid to reduce bank robberies, had among other things, advised banks to get security door, bullet proof bullion vans and meet regularly with police officers in their areas for security ideas.

http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201006070474615


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-458380.0.html

Well there's no need quarreling over this, its part of the effect of the civil war. War leaves an area with a large proliferation of arms & ammunition in circulation for a considerable length of time. There are other unimaginable crimes in other parts of Nigeria, @least one can remember the armed robbery attack on Rimi a past governor of his state, kano. Also, Bola Ige of blessed memory was assassinated in his homeland & nothing came out of it. Lagos sure has the highest bank robbery incidences in naija. The list is endless. We should focus on why the sudden increase that has warranted this protest & down play TRIBAL CHAUVINISTIC IDIOSYNCRASIES.  

Abagworo:

the crime rate in aba is far higher than any other place i have ever been inside nigeria.most go unreported though.i have witnessed one robbery incident at faulks rd, ariaria where 7 L300 buses were used by over 50 robbers all armed with ak47 and each bus had a man with gpmg mounted at the open booth.some of the foot soldiers had rocket launchers and were jogging,chanting songs and shooting sporadically.that was my last day of going to aba to buy anything.

WOW!!!! These people are definitely loosing it. And these are some of the idiots Orji is willing to grant amnesty to . . . ugH!

The state of the environment of Aba is the proof of the kind of government in power.
The harvest is here.

Sky Spirit:

Well there's no need quarreling over this, its part of the effect of the civil war. War leaves an area with a large proliferation of arms & ammunition in circulation for a considerable length of time. There are other unimaginable crimes in other parts of Nigeria, @least one can remember the armed robbery attack on Rimi a past governor of his state, kano. Also, Bola Ige of blessed memory was assassinated in his homeland & nothing came out of it. Lagos sure has the highest bank robbery incidences in naija. The list is endless. We should focus on why the sudden increase that has warranted this protest & down play TRIBAL CHAUVINISTIC IDIOSYNCRASIES.  

stop crying over unnecessary arguement.in recent time,the lawlessness in Aba has been on the rise and the state govt have done littlt to stem the trend.kidnapping and armed-robbery record there surpassed that of Lagos and any other places in nigeria.
i would advise the state govt to as a matter of urgency set up anti-kidnapping squad or joint security taskforce to fing a lasting solution to the problem or better still,he should seek audience with fashola to help him out with the security initiatives he took in lagos state.

Orikinla:

The state of the environment of Aba is the proof of the kind of government in power.

. . . and elections are just by the corner

State Elections? The people have to be fed up with this nonsense at this point. This can't continue.

hear your Governor


How violent crimes threaten businesses in Aba:
http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11458:how-violent-crimes-threaten-businesses-in-aba&catid=94:features&Itemid=353

GODFREY OFURUM writes that traders and other business owners are demanding compensation as the unending spate of violent robbery, hostage-taking, and police brutality appear to be driving businesses out of Aba, the south east's commerce hub
Last week, mayhem visited traders at Osisioma Market in Aba. Many shops were destroyed and others pulled down in a manner that has now given Aba town and environs a new feeling of desolation. Today traders at Osisioma Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, whose shops and wares were destroyed by a team of anti-terrorist squad of the Nigerian Police Force on a reprisal attack last week, are demanding compensation and have appealed to the State Government to come to the aid of the commercial city.

Godwin Osuagwu, one of the victims, whose business premises was completely raised down said government should compensate them as they are not kidnappers neither were they armed robbers.

According to him, we do legitimate businesses and rely on our various trades to provide for our families as well as contribute to the economic growth of the state through taxes and levies to the government. He appealed to the Nigerian Police authorities to caution their men by reminding them of their responsibilities in the society, which is to protect lives and properties of the citizens and not to harass those they are meant to protect. "The way things are now, our lives are in danger, because we now have both the police that are supposed to protect us and armed bandits to be afraid of, which is not good."

Another victim, Emeka Orisakwe who said he lost goods worth N1.5 million and cash of N170,000 in the incident urged the State Government to raise funds for them to continue with their businesses.

Azubuike Eke, a jewelry dealer who said he lost gold worth over N1million urged the State Government to look into the matter and see how best to cushion the effect of the loss on them. "We are all young people and this is where we get our livelihood. Idealness brews negativity and most of us would not want to soil our hands as it is not the type of life we want live so, Government should please come to our aid," he prayed.

"We want government to compensate us for the losses. There is noting else we are asking for", says Kelechi Nkemdirim, another victim.

On Friday May 15, 2010, a dare devil-armed robbery gang raided commercial banks at Osisioma, Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State and left on there trail tales of woes and anguish. The robbery gang also in a brazing fashion, attacked a team of anti-terrorist squad of the Nigerian Police Force, stationed at the Osisioma roundabout, along Enugu-PortHarcourt Expressway, killing one and abducting another.

Apparently irked by the loss of their men, a detachment of the anti-terrorist squad reinforced the next day at about 5.00pm and launched a reprisal attack. Rather than go after the hoodlums, they picked on innocent civilians and traders at the Osisioma motor park, sacked them and set their shops and wares ablaze.

This is not the first time such would be happening in Aba. Also last year an unidentified police team also attacked citizens and traders at the 7Up area of Ogbor Hill after losing five of their men to some daredevil kidnappers. A community at Obingwa Local Government Area was also sacked because it was alleged that they haboured criminals.

It seems to have become an established pattern in Aba that each time it happens, innocent citizens bear the brunt. If they are not attacked or kidnapped by hoodlums, the police that are supposed to protect them humiliate them.

However, for justice to be done, the affected traders said they reported the matter to the Osisioma Area Commander of the Nigerian Police, the State Commissioner of Police Jonathan Johnson and to Young Onyeike, the lawmaker representing the area in the State House of Assembly.

Their request is that that they should be compensated for their losses and that Government should investigate the matter properly to forestall future occurrences.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police for Abia State, Jonathan Johnson has appealed to residents and traders at Osisioma to bear with the command as they investigate the circumstances that led to the reprisal attack on them by a team of anti-terrorist squad of the Force.

The Police Public Relation Officer, Ali Balogun who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner, condemned the action of his men and promised that any one found culpable in the act would be punished according to the law of the land. Meanwhile, the Abia State Government says it would open three camps in three local government areas of the state to receive kidnappers and armed robbers in the state who may wish to renounce their participation in these heinous crimes.

The centres located at Asa High School in Ukwa West Local Government Area, Ukpakiri Primary School in Obingwa Local Government Area and Nbutu Ukwu Primary School in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area would serve as receiving centres for arms and ammunitions.

Governor Theodore Orji, in a State broadcast revealed that the State Government was discussing with some Federal Government agencies on how best to receive the repentant kidnappers and armed robbers in line with the state's amnesty programme.

The Abia State governor noted that he was spurred by the Federal Government's amnesty gesture to the Niger Delta militants to offer same to kidnappers in the state, whom he noted were being killed daily by security operatives in the state, noting that his administration would not fold its arms and watch the youths, whom he described as leaders of the future, to be cut down before their prime due to crime.

He shared optimism that these kidnappers and armed robbers would take advantage offered by the amnesty to turn-in their arms and renounce this heinous crime, which according to him is destroying the economy of the state. He revealed that the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies in the country have resolved to pay special attention to States in the Southeast in order to rid them of kidnappers and armed rubbers.

"And to do this, they have decided to acquire special helicopters to trace the hideouts of these criminals and bring them to book."

He therefore advised Abia State youths involved in these crimes to desist from such acts to avoid consequences that would be inimical if they continue with the crime and decried the involvement of so many youths in the act of kidnapping and armed robbery despite.

later ezeuche and co will come here to run their mouths about the superiority of the fellas from the east

whwatever else the isues with the rest of nigeria may be - we have not let hoodlums become the doers and undoers

oyb:

later ezeuche and co will come here to run their mouths about the superiority of the fellas from the east

whwatever else the isues with the rest of nigeria may be - we have not let hoodlums become the doers and undoers

Could you please stop indulging the numb knots long enough to see these are lives that are being put in confusion here? We are speaking of a state with one of the highest poverty rates in the country( According to the reports from the National Bureau of Statistics) already. People are being deprived and worse, caused to live their lives in fear by these hoodlums. It should not be an ' IBO' issue but a Nigeria issue cause these people deserve better too.

Kobojunkie:

Could you please stop indulging the numb knots long enough to see these are lives that are being put in confusion here? We are speaking of a state with one of the highest poverty rates in the country( According to the reports from the National Bureau of Statistics) already. People are being deprived and worse, caused to live their lives in fear by these hoodlums. It should not be an ' IBO' issue but a Nigeria issue cause these people deserve better too.

there is no real answer . all these horrors are the legacy of MEND. people now has access to all sorts of weaponry - i read that some banks were attacked with RPGs.

unless the government first cuts off the flow of arms into the region, then IMHO reinstitutes vicious deterrents like firing squad this will continue

while i am comfortable, i don't link this sort of thing with poverty -but with the obsessiion with quick money