The Imo State House of Assembly has enacted a law to establish a new security outfit in the state, the Imo State Vigilante, cone-named Ebubeagu.
The Assembly had, in an emergency sitting on Friday, deliberated on the bill presented by the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Ehime-mbano state constituency, Emeka Nduka for the establishment of the outfit.
Nduka while presenting the bill, bemoaned the recent security challenge in the state and stressed the need to reinforce the existing security measures to curb crime and criminality in the state.
He said that the bill when passed into law would help to restore sanity, law and order in the state and urged his colleagues to give their support to the passage of the bill, “as it is in the interest of Imo people.”
He said, “take for instance the level of crisis witnessed in the state in recent times. This bill, as you all know, if passed into law, will confront the prevailing security situation in the state and restore the relative peace and tranquillity which was the hallmark of the state.
“You will agree with me that other southeast states have established their state security organizations or outfits. Imo State should not be left out given the rising breakdown of law and order.”
”This bill is for a law to establish Imo Security Organization to assist in maintaining law and order in the state and other purposes thereto’.
Others who contributed during the plenary include Uju Onwudiwe (Njaba), Ngozi Obiefule (Isu), Johnson Duru, (Ideato South).
The bill was given an accelerated hearing and eventually passed into law.
Speaking to newsmen, the Speaker, Paul Emeziem, said the emergency sitting was of urgent public interest while describing the law as apt, a necessity and in the general interest of the state.
