The government of Cross River state in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force has commenced massive recruitment of personnel into its Homeland Security.
The Cross River State Homeland Security was recently established after Governor Ben Ayade signed into law, a bill passed by the State House of Assembly for its establishment.
As mentioned in a statement issued in Calabar by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Governor Ben Ayade said to be eligible for enlistment into the outfit, an applicant must be at least 6ft tall and a holder of a university degree or a Higher National Diploma (HND).
It is expected that at least 3,000 young persons would be enlisted into the outfit.
Homeland Security Service non-arm bearing organization, the key function of the outfit is information gathering, which is expected to ensure a more effective policing of the state by the Police.
Governor Ayade had recently described the Cross River State Homeland Security as a complete departure from what is the tradition.
He said: “It will include but not limited to issues like providing intelligence, profiling of visitors coming in and out, doing neighborhood check, neighborhood watch. It will also assist in furnishing Police and other security agencies with information on who comes in and out of the state by providing intelligence data to Police. It will be no-arm bearing.”
The state has purchased hundreds of cars fitted state-of-the art communication gadgets in preparation for its official inauguration.