Lahad Datu: PM Najib officially launches Esscom

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak officially launched the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) here Saturday. The symbolic launch was effected at noon at the Marine Police Base, which will serve as a temporary administrative centre pending the set-up of the ESSCOM headquarters.
Najib announced ESSCOM on March 7 during his visit to the Lahad Datu district to look at the Ops Daulat government offensive against Sulu intruders from the southern Philippines who had entered in February.
ESSCOM is the enforcement agent for the Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (ESSZONE) and covers 10 districts along a 1,400-km stretch of the Sabah east coast.
It was established to safeguard the sovereignty and security of the state's east coast.
ESSZONE covers the districts of Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Beluran, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau.
Najib is also scheduled to visit the Felda Sahabat plantation to convey his appreciation to the security forces involved in the Ops Daulat offensive in Lahad Datu.