Uzodimma unveils 7,000-member Imo vigilance outfit to check insecurity
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, has established the Imo State Vigilance Services Organisation to combat insecurity in the state.
The governor unveiled the security outfit on Friday at the passing out parade of 7000 newly trained operatives of the vigilance group.
Uzodimma said members of the organisation will serve as “eyes and ears” in the communities and are equipped with essential skills for intelligence gathering.
The governor said the group’s establishment is backed by the Imo State Security Organisation Amendment Law No. 3 of 2025 and will help to “nip insecurity in the bud”.
“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,” Uzodimma said.
“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.”
“When the right hand washes the left, and the left washes the right, both hands become clean,” he added, urging community engagement in the fight against insecurity.
In 2021, Imo was among the five south-east states that established Ebube Agu, a regional security outfit, to combat insecurity
