The Edo State Government has launched a vigilance network to strengthen the state’s security architecture to deal with rising insecurity.
The vigilance network, an initiative of Governor Godwin Obaseki, is acommunity-led effort to galvanise local communities to partner government security agencies to provide security and protect life and property in the state.
A lead expert on the vigilance scheme, Mr Yusuf Haruna, said the new security arrangement was intended to co-opt key actors in local communities to secure their spaces, gather intelligence, build trust and ensure adequatesecurity across the state.
According to him, “Working with the vigilance network, we have divided the state into strata and every team is manning their area. We don’twant criminal elements to survive in any part of Edo State.
“We want to ensure that Edo is safe for our people and free of cultists and kidnappers. Our mission isto smoke out the criminals and ensure that they are not comfortable in ourcommunities.”
He commended communities that have set up vigilance groups to work collectively for their sustenance, urging more communities desirous of setting up similar outfits to approach the state government for clearance and necessary guidance.
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