In view of the nation’s security challenges, a human rights group, Yoruba Emancipation Union (YEU) Worldwide, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s Armed Forest Security Guard initiative to remove the security blight.
A statement signed by its chairman, Prof. EFG Ajayi, and secretary, Pastor Agbebi Joel Ademola, made available to LEADERSHIP in Osogbo on Sunday, commended President Tinubu for the initiative.
When fully operational, the group believed that the guards would not only flush out armed criminals from our forests but also secure them from criminal elements and their sponsors.
The group appealed to South West governors and Houses of Assemblies to urgently develop Armed Forest Guard Laws, which would aim to expel people with criminal tendencies from the forests and ensure forest conservation and sustainable management.
“The policy as initiated shall also secure mineral resources and our forest trees and animals from exploiters who use marauders to condone forests and cover up their nefarious activities.
CREDIT: LEADERSHIP NEWS