South-South governors unveil new security outfit

<p><strong>The South-South governors forum of Nigeria is set to launch a new regional security outfit to tackle the rising insecurity&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is coming months after the South-East and South-West governors launched regional security outfits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by the South-South leaders’ chairman&comma; Governor Ifeanyi Okowa&comma; said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>Bearing in mind that most of the BRACED states have established their state security’s organs&comma; we approved the regional security architecture&comma; which will be launched very soon&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The decision to establish a security outfit was part of the resolution reached at the end of their meeting held on Monday at Government House&comma; Port Harcourt on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;buhari-to-pardon-80-prisoners-in-lagos&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;008000&semi;">Buhari Pardons 80 Prisoners In Lagos<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>This development came months after the South-East governors established a security outfit for the region&comma; soon after launching of the South-West regional security outfit named Amotekun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The security outfits were established as the agitation for state police heightened amidst wanton security crises across the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>By Doris Israel Ijeoma<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;