Bodo-Bonny Road: Security Agencies Pledge Safe Commuting, Warn Criminal Elements

Security agencies have warned criminal elements to stay away from the Bodo-Bonny Road which will be temporarily opened for commuters in December 2025.

The agencies, which spoke on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at a Townhall Meeting organized by the Bonny Local Government in Bonny, Rivers State, assured commuters of their safety and security while utilizing the road.

The agencies included the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian Army (NA), Nigerian Navy (NN), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the State Security Service (SSS).

Also at the event were the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), Vigilante Organization of Nigeria (VON), War Against Indiscipline (WAI) and Boys Scout Brigade of Nigeria.  

The military; 146 Battalion Nigerian Army and Forward Operating Base Bonny, represented by Captain Idris Mohammed and Lieutenant Commander Kelvin Akoma, respectively stated that strategic mapping of the trajectory of the road had already been done.

They informed that this would aid strategic deployment of troops to secure each milestone, assuring that ruthless sanctions would be meted out on any criminal element that interferes with safe commuting on the road, while appealing for information sharing by citizens.

On its part, the Nigeria Police through its Divisional Police Officer in charge of Finima Division, Mukhtar Mahdi said bot the Bonny and Finima Divisions were already developing strategies to man the whole stretch of the road, urging residents and visitors alike to cooperate with the security agencies to ensure safety and security on the road.

Unit Commander of the FRSC in Bonny LGA, Daisy Isiofia warned motorist against carrying passengers on top of luggages, disobeying road signs and not having a valid driving license, urging all commuters to converge on the understanding that behaviours on the road are life and death issues.

The NDLEA through its Area Commander, John David proposed drug clearance for commuters to curtail the influx of illicit drugs into the LGA, warning that transporters have over time become veritable conveyers of illicit drugs and banned substances thus all stakeholders must converge on the drive to combat the menace.

The State Security Service, also known as the Department of State Service (DSS), through its representative, Prince Elendu informed that plans were already underway to secure the road, adding that the security plan which has the police, military and paramilitary organizations on board will be finetuned when they meet with the Chairman of LGA.

Other organizations through representatives also lent their voices to the consensus of asserting security governance on the Bodo-Bonny Road when it is temporarily opened in December and subsequently after its commissioning next year.