Group wants Gov. Fubara’s collaboration with Dokubo for peace, security in Rivers

The Movement for Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has urged Gov. Siminialaye Fubara of Rivers and Chief Asari Dokubo to close ranks to deepen peace and security across Rivers.

The pan-Ijaw socio cultural group noted that the expertise of Dokubo, a security consultant and ex-militant leader, had already helped to curb acts of insecurity along Emohua/ Degema road in the state.

MOSIEND said the governor’s collaboration with Dokubo would complement the efforts of the security agencies in curbing insecurity in the area

MOSIEND’s appeal is contained in a statement by its National spokesperson, Mr. Charles Omusuku, and made available on Sunday in Yenagoa.

The group appealed to the governor to dialogue with his kinsman, Dokubo, to further harness the potential of the security outfit in the state.

“The Degema-Emuoha road, which also hosts the satellite campus of the University of Port Harcourt, had been a notorious playground for armed robbery, kidnappers, and assassins, leading to the deaths of countless innocent Nigerians.

It is such that the security agencies even find it difficult to contend with them at some points, until the intervention of the Asari Dukobo security outfit.

We, as MOSIEND, consider the security outfit established by a prominent Ijaw leader, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, to complement the security agencies in curbing insecurity within the Emuoha/Degema axis and other parts of the country,” it stated.

The group commended Dokubo’s security outfit for saving lives and property and ensuring sanity along the Ikwerre/Kalabari routes.

“The singular move by Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo should be applauded from all quarters at least; it is for the general good and safety of our people.

“The security outfit was not formed to cause chaos but to promote peace and the safety of lives and property,” the statement said.

The group noted that Dokubo’s security outfit was helping to provide security and an enabling environment for investors and the business community across the area.

MOSIEND explained that it had advocated community participation in security to curb all forms of criminality in the state and beyond.

MOSIEND also admonished politicians and crisis merchants not to stoke fire in the polity or fan the ember of disunity amongst two brothers.

MOSIEND appealed to Ijaw leaders to be mindful of their advice to thegovernor, as theIjaws needed development across their settlements, adding that peace, unity, and the progress of the state were non-negotiable.

Mosiend cautioned the people of the Niger Delta, organisations engaged in pull-him-down syndrome, and those calling for the sack of illustrious sons of the region in positions of authority.