Governors of the South-East states have resolved to maintain a joint security outfit for the code named Ebube Agu (Wonderful Tiger).
The governors made the resolution in a communique during the first south-east security summit held in Owerri on Sunday.
The communique was presented by Dave Umahi, Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Conference and Ebonyi governor.
The governor’s conference said the joint security outfit would have its headquarters in Enugu to coordinate the vigilance groups in the zone.
During the meeting, the governors also condemned terrorism and banditry in every part of Nigeria particularly in the south-east where some security formations were destroyed.
The governors expressed support to the federal government efforts in tackling security challenges in the country.
They also resolved to pool resources as one united zone to fight crime and terrorism in the South-East zone.
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They stressed the need to galvanise all relevant stakeholders, bureaucrats and political class to provide support to security agencies in order to achieve their goals.
They also banned open grazing and urged the security agencies to enforce the ban in the states.
They however, called for peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders to enable them to succeed in the fight against criminality.
(NAN)
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