Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma, have established a joint security taskforce to address the increasing attacks on the highway connecting the two south-eastern states.

Ferdinand Ekeoma, a media aide to Governor Otti, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

Mr Ekeoma said the two governors decided to set up the joint taskforce at their emergency security meeting on Thursday at the Imo State Government House in Owerri.

The setting up of the joint taskforce is coming exactly two days after gunmen attacked three government officials attached to Governor Otti in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Imo and Abia share common boundaries.

Mr Ekeoma said the core mandate of the task...