Just In: South East PSC Rep, Jumbo Offor Is Dead

South East and business community representative in the Police Service Commission (PSC) Dr Jumbo Nkemka Offor is dead.

Offor died Wednesday night at his Enugu home, Osimiri Lodge. Details on the cause of his death were yet to be disclosed.

A medical doctor by training, Offor who hailed from Arochukwu in Abia state ventured into the world of business immediately after graduation.

South East Governors At War With IG Over Regional Security Outfit

He was the president, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA). He also coordinated the Enugu zone of Nigeria ’99 World Youth Soccer fiesta.

However, the South-East governors have settled their misunderstanding with the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over the modalities for the constitution of community police planned for the South-East geo-political zone of the country.

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Chairman of South-East Governors Forum stated this after a virtual meeting of the governors with the Inspector General of Police.

South East Governors Settle Modalities With IGP

The governors had on Sunday rejected a proposed template for setting up community policing in the region.

The governors during its last meeting on Sunday in Énugu, expressed disappointment with the IGP for reneging on an earlier agreement they had with the police on the practice and composition of community policing for the zone They also asked the five state Houses of Assembly in the region to commence enactment of state security laws that will give legal backing to the establishment of a regional security outfit in line with its joint security programme for the zone.

But after the virtual meeting, yesterday, which also had other leaders and stakeholders from the zone in attendance, the governors and the Police IGP resolved their differences.