Another round of Southeast Security Council Meeting has ended in Enugu with a call on leaders at all levels to desist from subtle attempts to speak the nation into avoidable crisis.
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke, attended the Security meeting held at the Enugu State Government House, Enugu, which also had in attendance, Governors of the Southeast States, service Chiefs, including former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremmadu, former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubike Ihejirika, Traditional and Religious leaders, among other stakeholders.
Correspondent, Joseph Egbeocha reports that while addressing journalists after the meeting which lasted for hours, the Chairman of Southeast Governor’s Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer Dave Umahi, condemned exchange of inflammatory comments, killing of innocent citizens, attacks on security operatives, as well as destruction of public infrastructures in the Southeast region.
He restated the ban on open grazing in the region, which is fueling insecurity in the nation, including the Southeast, adding that Ebubeagu is the only local security outfit recognised in the region, and that the position of the region, which is in line with that of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, will be articulated at a meeting scheduled for the nineteenth of June.
The meeting equally restated commitment to unity and stability of the Country anchored on fairness, justice, equality of freedom, and called for proper and meaningful engagement of the teeming youth populace to address restiveness.
Responding, the leader of the Federal Government delegation and Minister for Defence, Retired Major-General Bashir Magashi, said the Buhari-led administration is committed to addressing instability and other forms of criminality bedeviling the nation and the region in particular, and thanked Southeast leaders for their efforts in that regard.
The Minister, who promised to bring the issue of marginalisation reechoed in the meeting to the attention of the President, urged stakeholders in the region to encourage Community Policing as the Southwest did with the Amotekun regional security outfit.
The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya, was equally part of the Federal Government delegation at the meeting.
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