Eastern Sabah Security Command

Eastern Sabah Security Command
Kawasan Keselamatan Khas Pantai Timur Sabah
Part of National Security Council
Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia
ESSCOM area.
Type	Security Command of Eastern Sabah Area
Site information
Owner	Malaysia
Controlled by	Joint operations of Malaysian Armed Forces Royal Malaysia Police and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Site history
Built	2013
In use	2013–present
Battles/wars	2013 Lahad Datu standoff Cross border attacks in Sabah
Garrison information
Current commander	DCP Datuk Victor Sanjos (Since Jun 2023)
Garrison	Headquarters: Lahad Datu Area districts: Kudat Sandakan Lahad Datu Kunak Tawau

The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) is a Malaysian security area that covers 1,400 km of the east coast of Sabah from Kudat to Tawau.^[1] It was established by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib bin Abdul Razak and announced on 7 March 2013 by Musa Aman, the Sabah State Chief Minister.^[2] Its purpose is to strengthen maritime security in the eastern part of Sabah following the persistent attacks by pirates and militants in the southern Philippines especially after the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, while at the same time ensuring that trade and business activity are not affected.^[1] The ESSCOM headquarters and main bases is at Lahad Datu.

On 8 July 2014, then Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced the restructuring of the ESSCOM with the setting up of two major components - security and defence management as well as enforcement and public action.