Insecurity: Abia govt floats rural security outfit

UMUAHIA— IN a bid to improve security of lives and
property in the rural areas, Abia State government
has floated a rural security outfit known as Abia
State Community Surveillance Group, ASCSG.
A total of 7,400 youths would be engaged and
deployed to the 740 autonomous communities in
the state to ensure proper security surveillance.
The idea of the rural security outfit was mooted in
the wake of the incessant attacks and destructive
activities of Fulani herdsmen in rural communities
in parts of the country.
Already, the government had set up a six-man
committee to screen and recruit the youths to be
engaged for the programme. Ten able-bodied
youths would be selected from each of the 740
autonomous communities in the state.