A VIEW AT THE 25 PAGES OF HOMELAND SECURITY LAWS ,AS WRITTEN BY ANAMBARA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, and pulling down of HOTEL Y JUNCTION ? Written by Mazi Odera POg JP.
Let's look at Functions of Agunechemba as provided by the SECURITY LAWS of the State as written by HOA and signed into law by the Governor.
It's necessary after Agunechemba pulled down Hotel AIRTIGHT which I will be calling HOTEL Y JUNCTION,and they used laws as provided by ANAMBRA Legislators,let's go to statistics -
"The functions of Agunechemba shall be to assist the Nigeria Police and any other security agency to:
(a) prevent and detect crimes;
(b) make available relevant information on criminals;
(c) take necessary measures to ensure that criminals do not operate in any part of the State;
(d) preserve law and order;
(e) protect lives and properties;
(f) arrest criminals and hand them over to police for investigation; and
(g) give further assistance to the police where required in the production of witnesses.
(Hold the word ASSIST the Police and other security Agencies,not reverse,they assist not to lead )
Powers of 5. The Agunechemba shall have powers to:
Agunechemba
arrest and handover to the police, any person who commits crime;
patrol the streets or villages at any time of the day;
maintain security barricades in appropriate places;
question and handover to the police any person of questionable character or of suspicious movement;
enter and search any compound into which a questionable person runs while being pursued ; and
form special forces or squads for the purpose of tackling kidnapping, banditry, consumption of illicit drugs, cultism, robbery and any other violent ".
Mazi Odera POg JP reacts: there's no place this laws empowered Agunechemba to search and destroy properties of EVEN a criminal,unless I am short sighted which I am not.
It said assist the Police ..it also said in event they caught a criminal,they should hand same over to police for prosecution,I didn't see where the law said AGUNECHEMBA shall bulldoze houses or property used for crimes ,it didn't said they will Usurp the functions of the court , so where did they get the powers used in pulling down Y JUNCTION HOTEL?.
If they Usurp the functions of the Court and Deprive the Police the requisite investigation and powers to charge the criminals to court and allow Lawyers to challenge the arrest the crime , also going against the laws as written by Legislators of the State ,then the law will rise and prosecute the prosecutors.
Every crimes has to be proven in court of competent jurisdiction.
This following definition of AGUNECHEMBA Supervisory committee DUTIES exonerates the House of assembly from the flaws of Pulling down of Y JUNCTION HOTEL,they defined the roles of the outfit as followed ..
"The functions of the Anambra State Security Supervisory Committee shall be to:
ensure that the Units of Agunechemba and their
members are duly registered in accordance with this law;
monitor the activities of the different units of
Agunechemba in the communities and local governments to ensure that they operate effectively and in accordance with this law;
advise the Governor on the programme and
activities of Agunechemba ;
effect the provision of necessary materials "
So where did Agunechemba derive the powers of the Prosecutor,the Jury,the judge and the executioner?
I developed goose pimples while reading number 14 ..it said at number ..
4) The proprietor or operator of any hotel, commercial guest house, inn, lodge, motel, shortlet apartment or other commercial dwelling place by whatever name called, or hostel shall as from the commencement of this law, install in such facility, a surveillance camera to record the checking in of guests and or the activities taking place within the premises and surroundings and shall as prescribed by the State or Local Government, submit to the appropriate authority the data recorded by the camera. ".
It said Hotel or short rest or any of those shall have CCTV to monitor coming and going and around the Place ,now that HOTEL Y JUNCTION was pulled down and in rubbles ,did they obtain the CCTV footages to ascertain that known criminals are not using the place or that it wasn't Den of evil or it's just a brothel hangout?.
I know Police would've investigated the Hotel if the case was handed over to them ,so the question remains ,why such a hasty demolition?.
The law even said any confirmed property used for heinous crime shall be forfeited to state government,the Government shall confiscate and not destroy such,so why did Udogachi destroyed this HOTEL Y JUNCTION?
Where did Agunechemba grab the powers of executor of Judiciary jobs ?.
How did they conclude that the Hotel was actually guilty when the management wasn't even tried in court nor investigated by Police department?.
Well ,if the Hotel owner seeks redress in Court,I know the rebuilding of his Hotel is assured ,re equipping of the Hotel destroyed in a haste shall be heaped on the Government and the Government knows how to get her money from Udogachi outfit.
If this case did not bring compensation to the owner of the Y junction,just know Anambara is going into Sharia episode and it won't be funny.
This HOMELAND SECURITY LAWS Which I read did not empower rascality or Jaundice appropriation.
It narrates the tiny lines allowed for operatives of Udogachi,they arrest and handover to Police.
The Government should rise up and start rebuilding the Hotel destroyed in error ,we are not in Banana Republic.