Rivers Govt promises to resuscitate neighbourhood security watch

The Rivers State Government said plans are on the way to resuscitate the Neighbourhood Watch, a community-based security outfit set up by the immediate past administration.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara gave the hint when he met with the leaders of the security outfit behind closed doors in Port Harcourt.

The Head of Command, Rivers Neighbourhood Watch, Wogbo Lawrence, said the group was overwhelmed by the assurances given by the governor.

Lawrence explained that, despite a lack of attention, the security outfit struggled to sustain about 1,150 personnel with about 50 officers posted in each of the 23 local government areas of the state.

He said: “Members of Rivers Neighbourhood Watch today are overwhelmed by the promises made by Gov. Fubara.

“For years now, we have been working, and that is the reason why we came today to see our governor, to revive the agency, and he assured us that he is going to revive it in a short time.”

According to Lawrence: “We are doing our best without money in our pockets; by the time the governor revives the agency, we will do more.

“We are given an assignment, and it is to fight oil theft in our locality. We are promising Rivers people that we are going to do something concerning it.”