Deputy Commander General DCG, of Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Services, NHFSS, in charge of Technical Services, Ambassador John Metchie, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, give assent to Nigerian Hunters Bill passed by the National Assembly.
He said signing the bill into law would empower hunters in the fight against kidnapping in the country.
“Knowing that the primary responsibility of the NHFSS, is to curb crimes and criminalities in Nigerian forests, the President’s assent to the Bill would empower Officers and Men of NHFSS and would further motivate them occupy strategic position in the forests and farms, and that way, make it difficult for those using the forests to carry out nefarious activities against the state and people of Nigeria.
“Apart from curbing banditry, terrorism, kidnapping and other anti-people activities, signing the Bill into law, would enable government recruit thousands of young men and women as hunters and forest guards which would help to solve the issue of acute unemployment, one of the most serious challenge facing the nation.
In conclusion, we wish to state that, one of the greatest legacies Mr. President would leave behind as the Father of the Nation, is to sign the NHFSS Bill into law to boost the fight against insecurity.”