The move is to complement the efforts of security agencies in tackling crime in the state.
Speaking during the inauguration in Owerri the state capital, the state Governor, Hope Uzodinma asked the members to curtail the menace of kidnapping, armed robbery, child theft and other crimes.
He said government has designed the template to ensure that communities and indigenes are involved in the policing and security measures that the government has decided to carry out.
Governor Uzodinma also called on residents of the state to cooperate with the security agencies by providing timely and useful information in curbing crimes in the state.
The move follows an agreement between the governors of the southeast and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on setting up a community policing structure in each state in the region.
The committee is composed up of leaders of security operatives, traditional and religious heads as well as women and youth leaders from various communities.
