Members of the South East Governors’ Forum met
on Monday as part of efforts to tackle the rising security challenges in the
region.
This follows
the incessant attacks that have claimed lives and left several injured in
various states in the region, with police stations and offices of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being the targets in most
cases.
At the
virtual meeting of the governors, the leaders discussed ways to tackle the
security threats in the region and secure the lives of the people.
They vowed to
leave no stone unturned in tracking and bringing to justice all those involved
in what they described as the armed banditry currently ravaging the South East.
The governors
also sympathised with the families of all those who have lost their lives
during the moment of violent hostilities in the region.
They,
however, appealed to the people to exercise restraint and allow the security
agencies to continue with their investigations.
At the
meeting, the governors condemned the killing of a chieftain of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, by gunmen on Sunday while on his way
to the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
They resolved
to stand with the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodima, and the security agencies
in their efforts to unravel the masterminds of the killing.
The leaders
also commiserated with the immediate family of Gulak, as well as the government
and people of Adamawa State over the unfortunate incident.
They noted
that the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the security agencies to
apprehend the perpetrators would further strengthen the bonds of unity and
trust between the people of the South East and their northern counterparts.
The governors
thanked their colleagues in the North for their understanding in the face of
the killing and give an assurance that the masterminds would be made to face
justice.
Source: channelstv.com
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