DELTA ROYAL FATHERS WANT FEDERAL GOVT TO TACKLE WORSENING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

Traditional rulers in Delta state have called for a decisive action by the federal government to stem the tide of insecurity in the country.

The call is contained in a communique issued at the end of the monthly meeting of the Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, held at the Press Centre, Government House, Asaba.

Reading the communique, the chairman of the Council and Obi of Owa kingdom, Dr Emmanuel Efeizomor the second, attributed the incessant killings, maiming, robbery, kidnapping and banditry in parts of the country to security lapses and called on the federal government to wake up from its slumber and do the needful to guarantee the safety of lives and property of the people.

The traditional rulers advocated community policing as a sure way to curb insecurity and urged President Muhamnadu Buhari to take necessary steps to ensure community policing nationwide.

The monarchs assured that petitions and complaints bordering on harassment and attacks from different communities in the state were being looked into and appealed to communities in conflict with their traditional rulers to give peace a chance and key into the peace building effort of the Okowa administration