Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday said the spate of kidnapping and other security challenges were on the downward trend in the state.
Okowa made the the remark shortly after the State Security Council meeting in Warri.
The meeting was held with the heads of security agents in the state.
Addressing
newsmen, the governor said the synergy between the state and the
security agencies, especially in information sharing had helped to
reduce crimes and promoted peace in the state.
“Every two weeks, we sit with security chiefs to analyse security situation in the state.
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Today, it is heartwarming to note that issues of kidnapping and other
security challenges came up, it was discovered that they are on downward
trend.
“I assure that this administration will continue to encourage the good working relationship with the security agencies,” he said.
Okowa
commended traditional and other community leaders for the effective
collaboration with the state government to engage the youth to embrace
peace.
He,
however, expressed displeasure that the issue of illegal oil bunkering
still persisted in spite of several measures adopted by the security
agents to halt the menace.
Okowa said
that the Deputy Governor Kingsley Otuaro had been mandated to go on
advocacy visit to areas like the Ogulagha Community where there were
threat to oil facilities.