Yobe: Buni distributes 160 bikes, safety gear to National Forest Guards

Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, has flagged off the distribution of 160 bikes and different safety gear to National Forest Guards to reinforce their operational capability and strengthen efforts to guard lives and property.

The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Mohammed Goje, additionally accredited the distribution of 900 raincoats, 900 pairs of trainers, 900 blankets, 900 torches and 900 mosquito nets for the personnel.

The objects are meant to help the 886 forest guards who’ve accomplished coaching and been deployed to varied places throughout the state.

Speaking on the flag-off ceremony inside Government House, Damaturu, Goje mentioned the initiative demonstrates the state authorities’s dedication to offering the personnel with the required gear to hold out their duties successfully.

“On behalf of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe State, I am very pleased and honoured to once again officially flag off the distribution of these important items to enhance service delivery and protect lives and property,” Goje mentioned.

In his remarks, the Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), defined that the Federal Government accredited the institution of the forest guard initiative, whereas Yobe state offered the primary batch of 1,000 recruits below the pilot scheme.

According to him, the recruits had been drawn from seven native authorities areas, together with Gulani, Gujba, Damaturu, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Yunusari and Geidam.

He mentioned 886 recruits efficiently accomplished their preliminary coaching in December final yr earlier than present process additional coaching with the Nigerian Army to strengthen their operational expertise.

Abdulsalam defined that the supply of the bikes was a part of the state authorities’s efforts to equip the guards to conduct efficient patrols in forest areas and enhance safety operations.

He added that the initiative was designed to assist safety businesses set up a stronger presence in ungoverned areas and handle safety threats.

Also talking, the Commander of the 27 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General M.S. Mukhtar, counseled Governor Buni for offering the bikes and different important objects to forest guard personnel working below the brigade in Yobe State.

Mukhtar described the donation as a power multiplier that may enhance the guards’ mobility, patrol protection and rapid-response capabilities.

He mentioned the gear would strengthen operations in opposition to terrorism, banditry and different prison actions throughout the state.