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GOVERNMENT WOULD ERADICATE ROBBERY FROM KOGI CENTRAL – Dr. Ohikere

By Donatus Olufade     A robbery incindent along Kabba – Okene road, on the 31 st of August 2010 led to the blocking of roads around Kabba Junction in Adavi Local Government of Kogi State by Luxurious Bus drivers. The drivers complained about the incessant robbery case in Kogi State . They explained that some unsuspecting passengers in their Vehicles were transiting the State from Lagos to Abuja , only to be attacked by robbers between Kabba and Okene. Leader of the drivers, Mr. Olisa Onyia, while speaking with our correspondent, decried the spate of robbery in Kogi State . He claimed that “I have always wondered if there is government in Kogi State . If I’m traveling from Lagos to any part of the country, I’m always scared when entering Kogi State . If you are not robbed along Kabba – Okene, you’ll be robbed at Ageva. If you are not robbed at the check point in Okene, you’ll be robbed along Ajaokuta road. I don’t know if any road around Ebiraland is safe”. The Ko