The Enugu State Government is making concerted efforts to improve security even as it rids the state of kidnapping and other forms of criminalities.
The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Tuesday, revealed the government will start enforcing the tenets of the criminal code law as regards properties used as kidnappers’ den; properties, whether private residences or business premises, used as kidnappers’ den will be demolished or forfeited to the state.
This is provided in the amended Criminal Code Law of Enugu State in November 2016 and assented to by former governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on 20th January 2017.
Section 315 of the Criminal Code (Second Amendment) Law Cap 30, Laws of Enugu State, provides, “If the building or structure owned by the offender or any other person, who knows or ought to reasonably know that the building or structure is so being used for that purpose, the building or structure shall be demolished or forfeited to the State Government.”
The State Government further warned property owners to investigate prospective tenants before leasing them.
“After due diligence, the government has compiled the properties used for kidnapping purposes in recent times and they will go down sooner than later to serve as a deterrent to others. There is no hiding place for criminal elements in Enugu State; either they repent, leave town, or meet their Waterloo. The choice is theirs,” Prof. Onyia stated.
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