Tag: Forest Guards of Nigeria

FG graduates 7,000 forest guards across 7 states

Aminu Imam
FG on forest guards

The Federal Government has announced the graduation of more than 7,000 newly-recruited forest guards drawn from seven frontline states after completing a three-month training programme under the ‘Presidential Forest Guards Initiative’. The graduation ceremonies were held yesterday in Borno, Sokoto, Yobe, Adamawa, Niger, Kwara and Kebbi states. Recall that the initiative, launched in May 2025 by President Bola Tinubu, is aimed at improving internal security by denying terrorists, bandits and kidnappers access to forest areas. The President directed each state to recruit between 2,000 and 5,000 forest guards. The graduation…

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‘Over 130,000 Forest Guards set for deployment’ – Ribaɗu

Aminu Imam
Forest Guards

The Federal Government, through the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribaɗu, on Thursday, launched a new security measure called “Forest Guards Initiative”. The initiative seeks to tackle persistent threats from bandits, kidnappers, and other criminal groups operating within Nigeria’s forests. Ribaɗu announced the initiative during the opening of the Federal and States Security Administrators’ Meeting (FSSAM) at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja, yesterday. The NSA said the initiative, approved by President Bola Tinubu, marked a decisive shift in the nation’s internal security strategy – targeting the forests that…

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Tinubu approves Forest Guards of Nigeria

Aminu Imam
Tinubu Forest Guards

…As critics call it a ‘risky gamble’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Forest Guards of Nigeria, a new security outfit tasked with reclaiming the country’s 1,129 forests from terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. Announced by Presidential Adviser on Media, Sunday Dare, the initiative will be jointly implemented by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Ministry of Environment, with immediate recruitment of personnel. The guards will be trained and armed to flush out criminals hiding in forests, while also creating thousands…

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