DTSG: Disband “Operation Delta Hawk,” As Delta State Security Outfits; Replace With Forest Hunters Volunteer Group, Anti-Cult Volunteer.
Going by the rate in the trend in kidnappings, killing activities in the State and the increased rate in crìmës, it becomes necessary for the Delta State Government, under the executive Governor of Delta State; Rt. Hon. Sherrif Oborevwori to “disband” the activities of the “Operation Delta Hawk”, as State owned security outfit, which was established to tackle kìdnäpping and other violent crimes, including farmers-herders’ clashes; replace with Forest Hunters Volunteer Group, Anti-Cült Volunteers as State Security Outfits, working directly under the supervision of the Delta State Police Command.
In the year 2020, the former Governor of Delta State, his excellency; Dr. Ifeanyi A. Okowa, created the “Operation Delta Hawk,” to tackle issues of kidnappings and other violent crimes in the State, including farmers-herders’ clashes but unfortunately, the motive for the creation of the security outfit were defeated overtime, going by the increased rate in crimes. The activities of the Operation Delta Hawk have been reduced to vetting just drivers licenses, car particulars and harassing residents in the State, as they’re mostly involved in extortion on daily. The activities of the Operation Delta Hawk, which were believed to be for combating crimes and ensure the State is safe deviated from its core responsibility, as they are also unskillful and not conversant with the bushes and forest, hence defects the purposes of its establishment.
The Operation Delta Hawk is comprises of different security agencies, which are under the payroll of the Federal Government of Nigeria and as such, should be despatched to their place of primary assignments while financial budgets that goes alongside be redirected towards employing the Forest Hunters Volunteer Group and Anti-Cült Volunteers as State Security Outfits.
This will not only help to boast employment among members of the group in the States, as the group are mostly indigenous people of Delta but also will help to address and directly confront the issues of kidnapping, terrorists activities in her bushes and forest.
Insecurity in the State have reached a point, that nobody is safe, not even government officials are exempted. While, I commiserate with the family of the Police’s aide to Hon. Joan Onyemaechi, who lost his life in regards to the suspected kidnappings attack, where Hon. Joan Onyemaechi, a former commissioner of Technical Education was kidnapped and taken through the River Niger, with certainty that she’ll return back home safely; the State Government mustn’t wait for it to get to this point before giving serious attention.
Therefore, the Delta State Government should do all within its best, to be proactive to issues of insëcürity by devising measures or better still adhere to suggestive procedures. The Forest Hunters Volunteer Group and Anti-Cült Volunteers as State Security Outfits had volunteered themselves in the fight against crimes, especially in the forest and bushes but have lacked State Government supports, in the area of funding and other logistics. Disbanding the Operation Delta Hawk would help to redirect State funds to sustaining this aspect of security in the State.
Comr.(Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen
National Coordinator,
Initiative For Social Rights Concerns
And Advancement(ISRCA)
AKA “No Justice, No Peace”
