Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the reaccreditation of over 6,500 operatives of the state’s Security Vigilante Network in a renewed effort to strengthen the state’s security architecture to combat crime and ensure the security of life and property of residents.
Obaseki gave the order during a security briefing at the Solomon Arase Command and Control Centre in Benin City, the Edo State capital, in the company of all security chiefs in the state. Reassuring the government’s commitment to the security of life and property of Edo people, Obaseki said his administration will continue to collaborate with security agencies to combat crime in the state.
He said: “We are having this security briefing this morning to let the public know the measures that security agencies and the state government are taking to secure life and property in Edo State.
“We all are aware of the security challenges in the state this weekend, particularly in Edo North, where, in the guise of burial, some citizens resulted in arson and assault on security agencies in Oja Village.
“Government can’t fold its hands and allow a breakdown of law and order in the state, as appropriate actions will be taken, and we have resolved to deal with what happened last Saturday.”
We will not accept a situation where citizens attack members of security agencies.”
