Southeast governors launch ‘Ebube Agu’ to tackle rising insecurity

Governors from the South East of Nigeria on Sunday established a security outfit code named ‘EBUBE AGU’ as part of plans to tackle  the rising unrest in the region, stemming from an increase in criminal activities. 

The governors in a communique explained that the agency is to oversee and monitor the activities of vigilante groups in the region.

Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Dave Umahi, who read the statement after a meeting in Imo State noted that the headquarters of EBUBE AGU security outfit will be in Enugu state.

According to the communique, the governors strongly and unequivocally condemned terrorism and banditry in any part of Nigeria, particularly in the South East, just as they condemned the burning of police stations, violent attacks on custodial centres with the unlawful release of inmates, and the killings including security personnel, natives/ farmers and headsmen.

They requested the Acting IGP to stop the influx of IGP monitory units but to allow CPS and state Zonal Commands to handle their cases.

“The meeting resolved to maintain a joint security vigilante for the South East otherwise known as Ebube Agu.

“Meeting agreed that military policing in the South East should be adequately funded and become effective.

“Meeting agreed that open grazing has been banned and security agency should implement the ban.

“The meeting encouraged a peaceful coexistence of farmers and headers to allow Governors to succeed in the fight against criminality”, the Communique read