Group launches security fund for Delta community 

Amid continuing attacks and kidnap of farmers, a security fund to equip the vigilance group in Ubulu-Uku, Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State, has been set up.

The fund was launched at the yearly Delegates Conference of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom Descendants Central Union held during the Christmas period Flagging off the exercise, the President General, Peter Udene Ugbaja, decried the attacks by militant Fulani herders who have taken over large areas of farmlands in the community. He said the inability of security agencies to tackle the problem has made it imperative for the community to pick up the gauntlet and equip the local vigilantes.
  
“We cannot remain helpless even if the Police are unable to address our complaints. We have to empower our vigilance group to secure our farmlands and farmers,” Ugbaja said in an address attended by delegates nationwide and from the Diaspora.

He urged public-spirited indigenes to join in providing logistic support to the vigilantes who, he noted, are engaging in a venture without pay.
   
On review of the community development association’s constitution, he said a committee to review the constituency headed by Pastor Daniel Malachi Utomi, National Vice President 11, has already swung into action.
   
“The primary objective is to further democratise the running of UDC. One of the core areas to be addressed is ensuring that our diaspora branches are not just involved in the day-to-day running of the UDC but also in the emergence of its leadership. The voting process will be reformed to ensure that delegates from the Diaspora branches and, indeed, all branches can vote and be voted for without being physically present during elections. With the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), these and more can be accomplished,” Ugbaja said.