After Amotekun South East Security Programme to Commence Operation Soon

Governors of the southeast have received an update from the chairman of the South East Joint Security Committee on efforts to commence a regional security outfit to complement the efforts of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies.

This is contained in a communique signed by the Chairman Southeast Governors Forum, Dave Umahi after a meeting of the forum in Enugu on Sunday.

The Forum noted that the southeast Governors had formed their South East Joint Security on July 28, 2019, and inaugurated her Committee on Joint Security on the 31 of August 2019.

The governors expressed satisfaction with all the arrangements that will lead to South East State Houses of Assembly to enact a law to back up the South East Security Programme with a name to the outfit.

The forum said it had written the Federal Government in this respect and at an appropriate time we shall be inviting the Federal Government to note the details of our Joint Security Programme.

“We wish to assure our people that we have our State Vigilante and the Forest Guards in all the South East States, who work with security agencies daily in our various Communities for protection of lives and property.

“We, again, assure our people that the protection of their lives and property is paramount to us and we are committed to just doing that.

“We thank Ohaneze Ndi Igbo for visiting us in our meeting, today, as we note all the useful advice given to the Forum. We pledge to work with them for the benefit of our people” the communique added.

The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Chief Okezie Ikpeazu also briefed Forum on the Enyimba Economic City. He assured on the Success of the programme so far. He, however, requested that the associated part of the program, which is the ring road connecting South East and South-South be commenced.