Governors of the South-East Geo-Political zone have agreed to set up a 24-hour joint patrol in all major highways within the South-East, especially, during the Christmas season.

Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Dave Umahi, said this after a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Enugu.

The governors raised the alarm over the spate of kidnappings and wanton killings in the zone and called on the federal government to come to their aid.

The host governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and that of Enugu, Okezie Ikpeazu were in attendance. While the governors of Imo and Anambra were represented by their deputies.

The governors also insisted on a “political solution” as a possibility on the charges filed against leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.