File: A Nigerian Policeman
The Bauchi State Government has commissioned 2,176 forest guards under the state Vigilante and Forestry Security Service as part of efforts to strengthen security and protect forest reserves across the state.
The guards were formally inaugurated on Saturday during a passing-out parade held at the Bauchi Police Training School.
The development comes as Gombe State is set to receive 1,056 newly recruited police officers as part of the Nigeria Police Force’s planned recruitment of 50,000 personnel nationwide.
Speaking at the Bauchi event, Governor Bala Mohammed, who was represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau, said the initiative to deploy the forest guards was aimed at restoring security in forest areas that had become hideouts for criminal elements.
