Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has appealed to Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to urgently assent to and implement the State Community Security Corps Agency Law, 2025, citing rising insecurity across the state.
In a formal letter addressed to the Governor, DOPF expressed deep concern over persistent attacks on farmers by armed herdsmen, increasing cases of kidnapping for ransom, and other violent crimes threatening livelihoods, food security and public confidence in governance.
The appeal became paramount after the passage of the Community Security Corps Agency Law by the Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The legislation, sponsored by Hon. (Dr.) Isaac Anwuzia, Chairman of the House Committee on Peace and Security, repeals the 2020 version and is designed to provide a stronger legal and operational framework for community-based security across the state.
According to the group, the law is intended to establish a formal Community Security Corps Agency that would complement conventional security agencies, enhance grassroots intelligence gathering and enable faster response to local security threats, similar to regional community policing models operating in other parts of the country.
While commending Governor Oborevwori for assenting to the Delta State Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Cultism (Amendment) Law, 2025, and for the launch of the Delta State Security Trust Fund, the group expressed concern that the Community Security Corps Agency Law has remained unsigned several months after its passage.
They warned that delays in assenting to the law could undermine its purpose, drawing parallels with the Delta State Anti-Open Grazing Law which, they noted, has suffered limited enforcement despite continued attacks on farmlands.
The group further argued that the current national security climate makes the law more urgent, citing fears that criminal and terrorist elements displaced from other regions could seek refuge in parts of the Niger Delta.
They urged the Governor to not only assent to the law but also ensure its immediate implementation through clear recruitment guidelines, training standards, funding arrangements, oversight mechanisms and coordination with existing security agencies.
