Mr Nwifuru also urged the federal government to address the issue of road construction by ministries and other entities not connected with construction.
She warned that anyone found culpable of such acts would be punished according to the law to serve as deterrent to others.
The government also approved the employment of 1,454 into the state civil service.
The arrested hoodlums included two herbalists, a male and female and 13 others.
She appealed for support and cooperation from residents, especially in the timely sharing of information and intelligence on crime.
The Ebonyi government has declared July 1 as sanitation day throughout the state to mobilise residents to clean the environment.
The Ebonyi government has ordered former Governor David Umahi’s commissioners two weeks to quit their state-owned residential quarters in Abakaliki.
The traditional ruler was murdered at his palace on Feb. 27.
The police command in Ebonyi says it killed three and arrested two suspected gunmen.
“We would, however, not succumb to such cheap blackmail but ensure that such facilities are adequately protected across the state.”
