Okezie Ikpeazu who is the Abia State Governor, has stated that kidnapping is a capital offence in the state.
According to reports, Ikpeazu disclosed this in Umuahia on Thursday while launching the Abia State Security Fund/Deployment of the Security Support and Resident Card, making it known that “anybody who practices kidnapping in Abia shall die.”
According to reports, he said the initiative of the programme was to monitor and identify residents, even in the bush, especially as the state is bordered by seven states.
He reportedly added that there is the need for synergy among the South-East governments with a view to nipping in the bud cross-border crimes, stating that, “The Abia State Residents’ Cards will help to identify genuine residents.
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