President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment and
recruitment of forest guards to secure 1,129 woodland across the country.
The president also directed that the guards be well trained
and armed.
A statement by Sunday Dare, the special adviser to the
president on media and public communication, said the office of the national
security adviser (NSA) and ministry of the environment have been directed to
take charge of the guards.
Dare said Tinubu has promised to take back the country’s
forest from criminal elements.
“The president directed that the forest guards are to be
well trained and armed to perform their duties, which is essentially to flush
out terrorists and criminal gangs hiding inside the forests for criminal
activities,” the statement reads.
“This recruitment is a security collaborative effort between
the federal and state governments.
“The office of the NSA and the Ministry of Environment have been directed to take charge and ensure full implementation.
“Thousands of young Nigerians are expected to be employed as
personnel of the outfit.
“President Tinubu had warned terrorists that his
administration would not surrender an inch of the country’s territory to
terrorists, bandits, and other criminal gangs operating inside the forests.”
The move comes amid rising insecurity in several parts of
the country.
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