By Fred Njoku…
The General Manager of Imo Signage and Advertisement Agency (IMSAA), Hon. Chibuzor Umunnakwe, has sought the collaboration of the public towards arresting and prosecuting suspected criminals who indulge in the act of stealing and vandalizing billboard materials in the state.
According to Hon. Umunnakwe, the theft of billboard materials in the state has taken a new dimension. The Imo Signage and Advertisement Agency in joint effort with the Imo State Outdoor Advertising Practitioners has stepped up surveillance to catch the persons destroying and stealing advertising billboard materials.
The GM, disclosed this during an interactive session with the press on the efforts and steps the agency has taken in addressing and curbing this menace.
According to Hon. Umunnakwe, in the last few weeks, several persons have been caught cutting up billboard materials and they have been handed over to law enforcement agencies for prosecution. Some of them are serving prison sentences.
Hon. Umunakwe, while highlighting further, stated that they have made breakthrough in the areas of arrest and prosecution of suspected persons responsible for, not only stealing flex materials, but destroying and vandalizing outdoor materials.
He sited a case of their surveillance team, which accosted some men with a push truck carrying flex materials, upon searching them, the men ran away, abandoning their truck. Further probe showed the truck was equally carrying some stolen items from a provision store, including a generating set.
IMSAA is at the forefront of this campaign to stamp out stealing of billboard materials in Imo State.
IMSAA, according to Hon. Chibuzor Umunnakwe pleaded with members of the public to support in the drive to rid the state of these vandals.
“The theft of billboard materials affects the livelihood of the owners. It also directly impacts on the economy of the state and the revenue generated from the boards.
“The general public is therefore warned that any person caught stealing billboards or other materials or involved in receiving these stolen materials, will face long jail terms, as this is not only stealing and vandalism, but economic sabotage too he posited.
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