The leadership of the Hunters Group of Nigeria, Osun State chapter on Saturday vowed to rid forest in the state of bandits and criminals.
Speaking with newsmen, the chairman of the group, Nureni Hammed, said the resolve became stronger after a meeting the ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo had with the national leadership of HGN in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Hammed said Obasanjo was briefed by the national leader of the group, Joshua Osatimehin, on the Hunters and Forest Security Service bill that has been passed by the National Assembly and awaiting presidential accent. He also said the meeting with Obasanjo was an indication of growing acceptance of hunters as a critical component of the nation’s security apparatus by major stakeholders in the country.
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