NDGO Laments Rising Kidnappings In Delta, Tasks Gov Oborevwori To Act

By Dimene Egbaimo

The group, Niger Delta Grassroots Organization (NDGO), has tasked Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to rise to the challenge of addressing security issues in the state, which has been plagued by kidnappings and criminal activities.

National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Weyinmi Olley made the call in a statement on Friday, saying; “The governor should forget party affiliations and engage responsible and patriotic Deltans who know that security is everyone’s responsibility”

He expressed concern over the recent abduction of former House of Representatives member, Joan Mrakpor, and the growing wave of kidnappings in the state.

Olley also said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had capacity to and should rise up to handle security issues in Delta State presently falling fast to kidnappers and other criminals just as he advised that he should jettison party considerations and enlist the right hands to contain the growing security threats.

“The reported abduction of Joan Mrakpor, a former House of Representative member, former Director General of Asaba Capital Territory Beautification and Ex-Commissioner who courageously served the state remains shocking.

“The arms-bearing kidnappers audaciously shot into a church in Asaba in broad day light, killed her two police aides, and took her away from a long stretch of road from DBS Road, uninterrupted, to Asaba shores of the River Niger before freighting her through Onitsha river by boat.

“This audacious feat was preceded by a daring wave of kidnaps in Agbarho and other communities in Delta Central where the governor hails from before getting to terrorise territories in Asaba, the seat of government”, Olley lamented.

“Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was a Special Assistant on Security to a former governor of the state and his team performed excellently on security at the time.

“Some members of that team may have changed political parties but those persons remain responsible and patriotic Deltans who knows that security is everyone’s responsibility.

“The governor should forget party affiliations and engage them for the security, stability and development of the state in keeping with his MORE Agenda”, Olley advised.