Bola Tinubu has approved the large-scale recruitment of unemployed youths to form a new forest guard unit aimed at securing forests and eliminating terrorists and bandits hiding within them across the country.
In a statement released on Wednesday, spokesperson Sunday Dare revealed that Tinubu ordered the recruitment of forest guards “to secure the 1,129 forests in the country.”
“Tinubu 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,” Mr Dare said.
He added, “Thousands of young Nigerians are expected to be employed as personnel of the outfit.”
This initiative, according to Mr Dare, is a collaborative effort between the states and the federal government aimed at tackling insecurity in the country.
“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,” Mr Dare said.
This development comes in response to the recent resurgence of Boko Haram and increased bandit attacks on communities in the North-East and North-Central regions.
This is a very good step by the president!
Kudos to his excellency cheif B A T!