INSECURITY: Gov Okowa Sets Up ‘Operation Delta Hawk’

The Governor Ifeanyi Okowe-led Delta State government has commenced the establishment of ‘Operation Delta Hawk’ Security outfit in the state.

Okowa’s Special Assistant on New Media, Abang Veronica, said in a tweet on Wednesday that the outfit was expected to check rising insecurity in the state.

The Secretary to the State Government, Chiedu Ebie, at a press conference in Asaba, said the Okowa administration intended to address issues such as herders-farmers clashes, kidnapping and other crimes through Operation Delta Hawk.

“This matter has been under the focus of the State Government since inception of this administration and had informed the appointments and governance structure that has been created since then.

“At the same time, we have been very active in the use of intelligence and a recent outcome of this application is the demolition and relocation of the Abraka Market which had turned into a meeting point and haven for criminally-minded persons.

“We have also been quite active in engaging with herders and their host communities to ensure mutual trust and peaceful co-existence through the offices of some of the political appointees,” said Ebie.

Delta State’s move to establish a security outfit is coming about five months after the six states that make up the South West geopolitical zone came together to set up a regional security network known as ‘Operation Amotekun’