Imo: Uzodimma reads riot act to Agberos masquerading as ‘task force’, orders them out of Owerri streets

Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma has banned all manner of task forces operating in the state.

The governor who is hell bent on finishing strong in his second tenure noted that the task forces operating in Owerri and other parts of the state have constituted themselves into a nuisance which is not good for the image of the state.

The governor in a memo sent out to all his commissioners and aides stated that security agencies have been directed to arrest and prosecute anybody or group that flouts the directive.

The memo stated in part…”His Excellency, the Governor of Imo State, Dist. Sen. (Dr) Hope Uzodimma, CON, GSSRS, has approved the ban on all forms of task force currently operating under any guise or MDA in the State. The Ban on task force in the State has become necessary following their incessant activities which has constituted nuisances to the general public and paints the image of the government in bad light.

Following the approval of His Excellency, on this issue, Government therefore warns that anyone or group of persons operating as task force under any guise will be apprehended by security operatives who have been directed to get rid of all forms of task force in the State and such culprits would be made to face the full weight of the law.”