Governor Hope Uzodimma has unveiled a new community-based security outfit aimed at strengthening safety and tackling insecurity across Imo State.
Gatekeepers News reports that Governor presented the Imo State Vigilance Services Organisation during the passing-out parade of 7,000 trained operatives, saying the group would support security agencies through grassroots intelligence gathering.
Governor Uzodimma said the operatives will act as the eyes and ears of their communities and have been trained with basic skills needed to identify and report security threats.
He noted that the outfit was established under the Imo State Security Organisation Amendment Law No. 3 of 2025 and is designed to stop criminal activities before they escalate.
Uzodimma said, “As a state, we have witnessed a transformation. This past Christmas, our communities celebrated without incidents of molestation, a testament to the return of calm and order.”
“We must work every day to keep the peace we have earned.”
“We have worked too hard to build this new Imo. Any attempt to incite violence will not be tolerated. The era of constant fear is gone and now behind us.”
The Governor stressed the importance of community participation in maintaining peace, saying security is a shared responsibility.
He added, “When the right hand washes the left, and the left washes the right, both hands become clean,” he added.
Imo State is among the south-east states that earlier introduced the Ebube Agu regional security outfit in 2021 as part of efforts to address rising insecurity in the region.
