{"id":27434,"date":"2025-10-22T14:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplegazette.org\/?p=27434"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:02:55","slug":"mayor-ogbodo-warns-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peoplegazette.org\/?p=27434","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Ogbodo warns criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026as State demolishes kidnapper\u2019s den<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> By PeopleGazet Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honourable Chief John Chukwuma Ogbodo, Oji Efi eme ogo, Executive Chairman of Nkanu West Local Government, has warned criminal elements and those indulging in criminality in the area to stay clear or face severe consequences and commended His Excellency, Dr. Peter Mbah, Executive Governor for his strong political will and decisive action against insecurity in Enugu State. Chief John Ogbodo, the Mayor, spoke and warned recently at Umueze Awkunanaw, on site during demolition of building used for kidnapping in line with laws of Enugu State and urged Communities\u2019 Presidents-General of Town Union Associations to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to the authorities. The Mayor of Nkanu West joined Security Agencies and Officials of Enugu State Government at the Umueze Awkunanaw location where a building used for kidnapping was demolished. According the Chairman, \u201cThe prime suspect and his gang had held a victim hostage in the property before Security Operatives rescued the victim and recovered his vehicle and ammunition\u201d.He informed that \u201cSome of the criminals escaped with gunshot wound and the manhunt for the criminals continues\u201d. \u201cI sincerely commend His Excellency, Dr. Peter Mbah for his strong political will and decisive action against insecurity\u201d, the Mayor said adding that \u201cThis demolition reflects his commitment to making Enugu a safe and peaceful place for all\u201d. Warning criminals, Chief Ogbodo said, \u201cLet this serve as a warning and deterrent, no property used to aid crime or harbor criminals will stand in Enugu State. He concluded by urging, \u201cOur Communities\u2019 Presidents-General to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to the authorities\u201d saying \u201cTogether we will defeat criminality and restore lasting peace in Nkanu West and beyond\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026as State demolishes kidnapper\u2019s den By PeopleGazet Editor Honourable Chief John Chukwuma Ogbodo, Oji Efi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mayor Ogbodo warns criminals - ISSN: 2811-2370<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/peoplegazette.org\/?p=27434\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mayor Ogbodo warns criminals - 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