A nongovernmental organization, Port Harcourt Significant Girls has called on Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and the various security agencies to act up to protect women and girls from serial killers killings young ladies in the different parts of Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The group, which made this call in a telephone conversation with Kristina Reports, expressed concern over the recent killings recorded in different parts of the city in the past three weeks.

Convener of the group, Nengi Ibifuro Jumbo also enjoined women and girl in the city to stay safe and avoid places that could put them in danger such as hotels and motels.

She said her group have been engaging stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting solution to the menace, while also sensitizing women and girls on why they should be careful of where they go and who they go with.

“On Thursday, we were at the Police Headquarters where we met the police authorities. They told us that they were doing their best to apprehend these killers. We went out on Friday to sensitize girls on the street. We went as far as hotels because you do not know who these killers are”.

“We spoke to entrepreneurs, we spoke to some girls, we spoke to people on the street. We also went to a motel where young girls stay, we went as far as that, we were just sending random messages. Everybody should just be careful while we wait for the police. Every woman should careful.”

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Among the demands by the Port Harcourt Significant Girls, were that the Governor, Nyesom Wike, and the security agencies ensures that every hotel in the city should have close circuit television (CCTV) cameras and also enhanced security around the hotel premises.

They also urged to the Governor to “protect the women and female youths,” stressing that the “Governor should see how to empower them. The Port Harcourt Significant Girls came out en masse to support the Governor, we campaigned for him.”

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“We went as far as washing cars. We did all of that with the hope that at the end of the day we will be appreciated, recognized and, however it is, we will be supported with funds to start up our own businesses as most of them as students.”

“We are over 1,200 girls cutting across the 23 LGAs. They should see how they can empower young girls so they won’t have to resort to lifestyles that could endanger their lives”.