Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has stated his commitment to supporting the on-going operation restore peace which is ongoing in the southeast region of Nigeria.
He pledged his support when he received the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the South East Zone, DIG Joseph Egbunike at the Executive Council Chambers of the old Government House, Abakaliki on Friday.
Governor Umahi lauded the Nigeria Police Force for their resilience in the fight against insecurity in parts of the Country.
“Let me thank you Egbunike, you are an action man, we are very very proud of you, we are proud of you as a National person who has the entire interest of Nigerians at heart, and we are proud of you that not many of our people who get to your level come to identify with our people because the best you can do to your master is to tell him the truth, tell him the feelings of the people and we are happy you are here and we are very happy of what you are doing.
“All our people needed is to educate them and so, there is the need for everyone to join you to educate our people and we feel so sad that it is only in the South East that people are attacking police Stations and policemen and we are not in any full-scale war.”
Governor Umahi called on Security Agencies to enforce existing Social media laws to save the Nigeria Nation from imminent collapse as a result of fake news.
He announced that the State Government would soon come up with a law to tackle the menace of fake news which he noted breeds social unrest in the society.
