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Delta State Government has announced it has began move to establish a security force to check rising insecurity in the state.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Chiedu Ebie at a news conference in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Ebie said the proposed security outfit would be christened “Operation Delta Hawk”, stressing that the state government was concerned about the rising insecurity in the state occasioned by herders-farmers clashes, kidnapping and other crimes.
According to him, the Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa was worried about “cases of death and injuries resulting from the clashes and therefore, resolved to set up a security outfit to be controlled by the state in managing the security challenges”.
“This matter has been under the focus of the State Government since inception of this administration and had informed the appointments and governance structure that has been created since then,” the state SSG stated.
“At the same time, we have been very active in the use of intelligence and a recent outcome of this application is the demolition and relocation of the Abraka Market which had turned into a meeting point and haven for criminally-minded persons.
“We have also been quite active in engaging with herders and their host communities to ensure mutual trust and peaceful co-existence through the offices of some of the political appointees.”
