Dalung Demands Answers on Deployment of 7,000 Forest Guards
Former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has challenged the federal government on the whereabouts of 7,000 forest guards who graduated in December 2025. He says these recruits were meant to reclaim Nigeria’s forests and stem criminal activities. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu had explained that the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative, launched by President Tinubu in May 2025, tapped locals from each area to leverage terrain knowledge and community trust against banditry, kidnapping, and illegal logging. In a social media post on June 6, Dalung asked why terrorists still operate freely in forest zones and called for a status update on where the guards are serving and what progress they have made.
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