Delta State Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) have appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to urgently assent to and implement the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law, 2025, citing the worsening security situation across the state.
In a formal appeal signed by the Chairman and secretary, comrades Emmanuel Enebeli and Shadrak Onitsha, addressed to the governor, the Forum expressed deep concern over persistent attacks on farmers by armed herdsmen, rising cases of kidnapping for ransom, and other violent crimes threatening livelihoods, food security, and public confidence in governance.
The appeal follows the passage of the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law by the Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after due legislative process and third reading sponsored by the Chairman of the House Committee on Peace and Security, Hon. (Dr.) Isaac Anwuzia.
According to the letter of appeal,
the intention of the House of Assembly was to strengthen Delta State’s security architecture by establishing a formal Community Security Corps Agency capable of complementing conventional security agencies, improving intelligence gathering, and responding swiftly to local security threats, similar to the Amotekun model in the South-West.
While commending Governor Oborevwori for assenting to the Delta State Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Cultism (Amendment) Law, 2025, and for launching the Delta State Security Trust Fund, DOPF expressed concern that the Community Security Corps Agency Law has remained in limbo several months after its passage.
The Forum noted that the delay raises serious concerns, particularly when viewed against the Delta State Anti-Open Grazing Law, which, despite being enacted in the previous administration, has remained largely unenforced amid continued attacks on farmlands by armed herdsmen.
DOPF further highlighted emerging security threats, including fears that terrorist and criminal elements displaced from the North-East due to recent international military operations may seek refuge in relatively softer regions such as the Niger Delta.
They stressed that signing the law must go hand in hand with immediate implementation, including the establishment of recruitment guidelines, training standards, funding mechanisms, oversight frameworks, and coordination protocols with existing security agencies.
The Online Forum expressed confidence that assenting to and activating the law would send a strong signal that the Oborevwori administration is proactive, people-centered, and committed to protecting lives, investments, farmlands, and communities.
They concluded by appealing to the governor to make the signing and implementation of the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law, 2025, a symbolic New Year gift to Deltans, reassuring citizens that their safety remains a top priority.