Insecurity: S-East govs, Ohanaeze align with S-West
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By Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South-East, Henry Umoru, Egufe Yafugborhi, Davies Iheamnachor, Dirisu Yakubu, & Chinedu Adonu
South-East Governors and leaders of thought, including Ohanaeze, traditional rulers, and clergymen, yesterday, practically aligned with the South-West zone on the issues of state police, regional security outfit, and ban on open grazing.
This was the kernel of their meeting in Enugu, after deliberations on worsening security situation in the region.
This came as no fewer than eight security operatives were on Saturday night killed by unidentified gunmen in Rivers State.
The meeting endorsed the establishment of Ebube Agu security outfit to work with the Police and other security agencies in their operations to protect lives and properties in South-East zone.
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed that the perpetrators of the attack on security personnel in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State must be fished out and brought to justice.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said three of its personnel were killed in the attack which was carried out along Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri Road in the state.
Some police officers were also reported killed in the attack.
In a statement condemning the attack, Governor Wike said there is no justification for such a heinous attack targeted against innocent security personnel on legitimate duty of protecting life and property in the State.
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Police officers, other security officials killed in deadly attack in Rivers
Rivers State is the latest in the bloody attacks on security agencies in Nigeria’s South-east and South-south regions.
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It is yet another sad day in Nigeria as some security officers were killed on Sunday in Rivers State, Nigeria’s South-south, in yet another deadly attack on the nation’s security officers by unknown gunmen.
The police spokesperson in the state, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the attack which he said occurred along the Omagwa/Isiokpo/Elele Owerri Road in the state.
Mr Omoni, a superintendent of police, said in a statement that information on the attack was still “sketchy”. He said the commissioner of police in Rivers has launched an investigation into the attack.