Civil security Brigade demolishes criminals’ structures in Onitsha

A civil security group in Anambra State, Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, in a coordinated operation, invaded the Building Material International Market Ogidi, adjacent to Onitsha, destroying shanties and illegal structures which provide hideouts for criminals tormenting residents and traders patronsing the market, including kidnapping, maiming and robbing innocent citizens in the vicinity.

The Managing Director of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere, in a statement in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday, disclosed that the operation was carried out by a special enforcement team of OCHA Brigade to chase away all the criminals operating within Ogidi and Ogbunike axis of the State.

Anere maintained that the criminals terrorizing the area have been maiming and committing all kinds of heinous crimes on innocent citizens and business owners plying the area.

Anere stated that several incidences of crimes like kidnapping and carjacking had taken over the place.
According to him, the spot is tip-off points for informants of organised crimes in the area.

He stated that the area has continued to be a nightmare for business owners who occasionally fall victim of arm robbery, kidnapping and theft.

The Managing Director of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade had declared: “The dismantling of these shanties and illegal structures will also aid the free flow of water through the canals as these structures were constructed on waterways which has obstructed the drainage system. Aside from the above stated, it will help reduce traffic and de-congest the area for smooth vehicular movement.

“Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra; Ocha Brigade will continue to ensure that the state is safe and conducive for Gov. Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s agenda on green, clean, healthy, livable and prosperous homeland.”