Abia Community Imposes Ban on Cooking Gas Sales

Cooking gas (LPG) sales are prohibited in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State’s Ebem Ohafia community’s market in order to save any fatalities and disasters.
According to what was understood, the Council of Chiefs and Elders held an emergency meeting before making the decision, which was then formalized in a statement released by Ebem Ujurueze Palace, Ekeleugo Ebem
Ezie Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, the paramount monarch of Ebem Ohafia, and other community leaders signed a statement stating that the ban was an unequivocal action intended to address mounting safety issues.
Apart from the prohibition of cooking gas, the community leaders denounced a number of social vices, such as drug misuse, gangsterism, and cultism.

The leaders of the community decided that these acts were inappropriate and have made them illegal with immediate effect.

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Parents and guardians were asked by the leaders to closely monitor their children and wards. Landlords whose properties were being exploited for these illegal activities were also instructed to either evict the offenders or face disciplinary action.

According to the statement, “Anyone found in unlawful possession of arms will be handed over to law enforcement agencies.”

To further increase security, the authorities gave all junk dealers in the area a two-week notice to cease operations. If you don’t comply, you will face severe disciplinary action.

The leaders attributed the prohibition to an increase in property theft and vandalism claims, which security investigations have linked to the operations of scrap dealers and their suppliers.