The Governor Charles Soludo administration has introduced new security measures to strengthen the state’s security architecture and promote a secure environment for Anambra State residents and visitors.
The security directives from the Office of the Special Adviser on Community Security were issued to hotel owners, landlords and landladies, president generals of town unions, and with a whistleblowing policy.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, the directives for hotel owners state that hotel guests must provide a valid government-issued national identity card, international passport, or voter’s card to the hotel management, and the photocopy of the documents submitted to the president general of the community, who will then forward them to the local government mayor and the state government.
According to the statement, the penalty for non-compliance will be the forfeiture of the hotel facility and potential persecution.
It also contained in the directive, landlords and landladies must obtain a form from their President General for each tenant with a government-issued identity, and submit it to the state government, as failure to comply will result in property forfeiture and persecution.
With the new order, President Generals of town unions are now chairmen of the security committee of Agunaechemba, the state’s security system, in their respective communities. They are to foresee the daily operations of the security network, with a monthly report to the state government, and a suspension and potential sanction for any default.
Furthermore, the whistleblowing policy encourages the public to report any suspicious activities or kidnappers to the state authority, as a reward of N5 million or more will be given to anyone with valuable information that will lead to any arrest.
Governor Soludo’s administration therefore urges the cooperation of every citizen and stakeholder with these directives to ensure the safety and property of the people.
