THE lion king of Asaba,HRM Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN,Asagba of Asaba, has vowed to ensure a crackdown on drug peddlers who he said have infested the Cable Point area of the State capital in the next one week. He reiterated his determination to restore the lost glory of Cable-Point which he said, was rooted in history as once a centre of attraction where notable elites resided.
Speaking at a reception held in his honour by the various communities resident in Cable Point, Azinge noted that “for us coming to Cable Point is to reconnect with our history and or past. For us to abandon Cable Point is to abandon a rich part of our history.
“So, we have resolved that it is in our collective interest not to abandon Cable Point but to make sure that we build Cable Point.”
The Asagba expressed worry that the area was now almost a theatre of conflict, saying “if there is any escalation of violence that will ensue in Asaba, it is likely to erupt from Cable Point.
“We are here to forestall any eventuality to make sure that it doesn’t happen and the only way that it will not happen is for you people to take responsibility, to know how to confront some of these emergencies and to take the bull by the horn early in the day.
“We are here because, Cable Point, from the intelligence available to us, is more or less a drug-infested area. Most of the drugs peddled in Asaba that filter into the other parts of Asaba, have their roots here in Cable Point and that is why we are saying enough is enough.
“We are only going to give one week’s notice to all those people involved before we start raiding all those places. We know why we are here, we are here for a mission and the mission is to send this message to all the people residing on Cable Point that yes, Asaba is peaceful, but we don’t want any conflagration or breach of peace that will start from Cable-Point.
“So we want to thank you for this reception. But for me, it is not the quality of the reception thatis important. What is important to me is that there is a restoration of the quality of the cable point we are used to by the time we leave here.