Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the Nigerian Government over the prosecution of leaders of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), popularly known as forest guards, calling for the immediate withdrawal of charges filed against them. Falana, in a statement made available to SaharaReporters, described the prosecution as unjustifiable in view of the worsening insecurity across Nigeria.

Reacting to the prosecution, critics described the move as harassment of citizens attempting to fill security gaps left by the state.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the Nigerian Government over the prosecution of leaders of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), popularly known as…