Piqued with the current insecurity in the country and the inability of the security agencies to contain the activities of bandits and kidnappers, hunters in Osun State Saturday vowed rid forest in the state of bandits and criminals.
The Chairman of the Hunters Group of Nigeria, Osun State chapter Nureni Hammed, dropped the hint.
Hammed said that the decision was a fallout of the meeting between the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and the national leadership of HGN in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Hammed also told The Punch that the Hunters and Forest Security Service bill has been passed by the National Assembly and awaiting presidential accent.
Hammed said, “The meeting with the ex-president Obasanjo in Abeokuta was a morale booster for us. We were led to the meeting by the national leader of Hunters Group of Nigeria, Joshua Osatimehin
“Apart from our deep knowledge of the forest in Osun, we have also demonstrated capacity relying on traditional means to secure our various towns and state. Our resolve is to rid forest here of bandits and other criminals.
“We are ready to do more here in Osun and the meeting with the former leader is an indication that stakeholders in the country have recognised us as an important part of security set up of the country and we will work to justify that confidence.”
