South East Governors In Nigeria launch ‘Ebube Agu’ Security Outfit

Governors of the South East have gone the way of their South West counterparts by establishing a regional security outfit to tackle criminality.

At a security meeting in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Sunday, the governors announced the establishment of EBUBE AGU, which will have its headquarters in Enugu State.

In the South-West, Amotekun was launched to checkmate unrest in the region.

Chairman of the Southeast Governors forum, Dave Umahi, who read a communique issued at the end of the meeting of the South East Governors expressed optimism that the development will boost security.

At the meeting were governors Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Willie Obiano (Anambra) and Imo State Hope Uzodimma, who was the host.

The governors condemned the attacks on police stations, correctional facility, and the unlawful release of inmates.