Edo Senator Urges Stronger Local Security Networks Against Rising Crime

The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Joseph Ikpea, has said that for Nigeria to curtail the spiralling rate of insecurity in the country, the various local government areas must take initiatives suitable for their environment as security measures against banditry, kidnapping and other crimes.
Senator Ikpea, who gave the admonition in Benin City, Edo State capital, yesterday, while speaking with journalists, expressed worry over the poor state of security in the country and its seemingly intractable nature.
The senator said the three security outposts he built in parts of Esan South-East local government area of Edo State when he was the chairman of the local gover...