The five states in the southeast are set to begin a joint security patrol to check the rising level of insecurity, the governors have said.
The leaders condemned the rising wave of kidnapping and attacks on security agents in the region.
Chairman of Southeast Governors Forum and Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi, declared that the forum would do everything possible to ensure the safety of the region.
Umahi made the declarations while speaking to poke with reporters after a virtual meeting of the governors.
The governor assured everybody residing in Igboland of their safety irrespective of ethnic affiliation.
“We will do everything possible to ensure that all our people are protected; the security agent and all the people from other regions living with us.
“We have agreed that the Southeast security committee will be expanded, that this year we are going to have a common patrol.
“Our vehicles are going to be the same, the uniform will be the same and we will do this for our vigilante.
“We will continue to work with the people of Southeast to give them greater protection,” he said.
“We are so much worried about the killings and kidnappings that are going on in the Southeast – killing our people and security agents. The situation is being heightened by the activities of very desperate politicians,” Umahi said.
