Ogoni group urges decisive handling of insecurity

AFrom Ann Godwin, Port Harcourt N Ogoni social cultural group, KAGOTE, has charged council chairmen to prioritise insecurity in their domains.

Made up of four council areas, including Khana, Gokana, Tai and Elemene, the ethnic nationality regretted that its communities had witnessed insecurity to the point of almost being blacklisted from the commonwealth of Rivers State.

Speaking at the weekend after inspecting the newly built Police Area Command and Department of State Services ( DSS) complexes by Tai council chairman, Okpe Mbakpone, KAGOTE President, Emmanuel Deyaah, urged a united front against criminality and insecurity in Ogoniland.

Stating that insecurity is a national issue, he implored government at all levels to tackle the menace headlong in tune with the peculiarities of their immediate environment.

Deyaah pointed out that measures like empowerment would sustain peace in the oilrich area.

He said: “You have taken one of the key issues that bother us as a country to make it a priority – which is security.

“Tai Local Government Area is calm relatively, and we believe that it is your effort backed by God that has made that possible.