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In a determined bid to tackle insecurity, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru has okayed the recruitment of 2,600 youths into the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS).
With this approval, the state’s security services will be better equipped to combat crimes like banditry and kidnapping, particularly those that take place in the forests.
Ebonyi State Commander of NHFSS, Igwe Larry, made this known in a statement.
He said the approval was a testimony of the confidence of the state government in the ability of the NHFSS to contribute effectively to the curbing of insecurity in the country by complementing the efforts of the Police, Army and other security agencies.
Larry, on behalf of the Commander General of NHFSS, Dr. Wole Osatimehin and the Deputy Commander General on Technical Services, John Metchie, thanked Governor Nwifuru for the kind gesture.
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He pledged the commitment of the organisation to the security of lives and property of the residents of the state, especially in curbing forest-related crime.
Larry announced vacancies for recruitment of young men and women from Ebonyi State into the NHFSS.
The statement said: “The Nigeria Hunter and Forest Security Service, Ebonyi State Command, appreciates the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, for approving the recruitment of 2,600 Ebonyi youths into the services of Ebonyi State Command of NHFSS.”
Larry said the approval is in tandem with the Ebonyi People’s Charter of Needs Administration in Ebonyi State.
