The Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has appealed to Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, to urgently assent to and implement the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law, 2025, citing worsening security challenges across the state.
In a letter addressed to the governor and made available to journalists, the forum expressed concern over persistent attacks on farmers by armed herdsmen, the rising incidence of kidnapping for ransom, and other violent crimes that, it said, are threatening livelihoods, food security and public confidence in governance.
DOPF noted that the Community Security Corps Agency Law was duly passed by the Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after undergoing the full legislative process and third reading. The law was sponsored by the Chairman of the House Committee on Peace and Security, Hon. (Dr.) Isaac Anwuzia.
According to the forum, the new legislation repeals the 2020 version of the law and was deliberately designed to provide a more robust, structured and legally grounded framework for community-based policing and grassroots security across Delta State.
The publishers explained that the intention of the House of Assembly was to strengthen the state’s security architecture by establishing a formal Community Security Corps Agency to complement conventional security agencies, enhance intelligence gathering and enable swift response to local security threats, similar to the Amotekun model in the South-West.
While commending Governor Oborevwori for assenting to the Delta State Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Cultism (Amendment) Law, 2025, and for launching the Delta State Security Trust Fund, DOPF expressed concern that the Community Security Corps Agency Law had remained unsigned several months after its passage.
The forum warned that the delay was troubling, particularly when viewed against the experience of the Delta State Anti-Open Grazing Law, which, despite being enacted in the previous administration, has largely remained unenforced amid continued attacks on farmlands by armed herdsmen.
“Laws without enforcement structures become symbolic documents, not instruments of protection,” the letter stated.
DOPF further pointed to the current national security climate, raising concerns about the possible displacement of terrorist elements from the North-East to other regions following recent international military operations, with the Niger Delta identified as potentially vulnerable.
The group stressed that assenting to the law should be accompanied by immediate steps to activate its provisions, including the establishment of recruitment guidelines, training standards, funding mechanisms, oversight frameworks and coordination protocols with existing security agencies.
The forum expressed confidence that signing and implementing the law would demonstrate that the Oborevwori administration is proactive and people-centred, and committed to protecting lives, investments, farmlands and communities across the state.
As the New Year unfolds, DOPF appealed to the governor to present the signing and implementation of the Delta State Community Security Corps Agency Law, 2025, as a decisive reassurance to Deltans that their safety remains a top priority.
The letter was signed by Emmanuel Enebeli, Chairman of DOPF, and Shedrack Onitsha, Secretary.
