Neighbourhood watch not in conflict with Vigilante Group of Nigeria – Commandant

The Commandant of the State Vigilante and Environmental Sanitation and Environmental Corps, Mercy Efiom, has clarified that the Corps which is also a Neighbourhood Watch organization has no conflict with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria. (VGN).

The Commandant provided this clarification during a press briefing held at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in Calabar.

She stated that the Cross River State Neighbourhood Watch has the responsibility to provide environmental sanitation security in the state, among other roles.

Effiom further explained that the Corps was officially registered with the Cross River State Government in 2016 under the administration of former Governor Liyel Imoke. It received the endorsement of Governor Bassey Otu on August 9, 2023.

The Commandant enumerated the organization’s responsibilities to include providing information, apprehending criminals, and handing them over to the Police for investigation and prosecution.

Effiom further hinted, that the Vigilante Group of Nigeria mandate is focused on assisting the police in safeguarding life and prosperity

She also stated that, upon Governor Otu’s recommendation, the Corps was given the responsibility for comprehensive monitoring of environmental sanitation efforts.

“Our visit here today is based on our resolve to familiarize ourselves with all functional agencies in order to have a harmonious and working relationship,”

Effiom added that the organization’s aims and objectives include the stoppage of open defecation, carrying out community policing, and providing neighborhood security services.

“We want to be identified by our approved name: Cross River State Vigilante and Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as Neighbourhood Watch.

This is to avoid further conflict in the society with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria operating from Abuja. We are the authentic and the only state vigilante security agency for Cross River State, Nigeria,” she asserted.

In response, the State Council Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Archibong Bassey, assured the state commandant of the Neighbourhood Watch of a working cordial relationship to enhance security in the state.

During the visit, Comrade Bassey was honoured as a new patron of the organization in a brief ceremony.

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