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A security consultant, Commdt. Edwin Ugwuja (rtd), Monday, said the recent appointment of DCP Olamitisoji Akinbamilayo (rtd) as the Commander of the Forest Guards, Enugu State, was wrong.

Ugwuja said the ideal commander of the Forest Guards for the state should be a committed and patriotic native “who is abreast of Enugu terrains, culture and language”.

He spoke in Enugu in an interview with THE WHISTLER according to him, “The appointment of a Yoruba man as the commander of Forest Guards in Enugu State is very wrong. I am not a bigot, but the right thing should be done to avoid fundamental errors.

“In the first place, does this commander understand the indigenous language and culture of the Igbo people? Even if he does, this job calls for patriotism and passion. An Enugu person who is committed to security will carry out this assignment more diligently.”

Ugwuja, who was once the state Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Taraba State, also called for a holistic approach in tackling insecurity across South-East states “considering the cross-border dimension of insecurity in the region”.

According to him, “Our governors should synergise and appoint natives as commanders of Forest Guards in their respective states. That is the essence of state policing which we have been canvassing.

“They should look for credible people to occupy those positions. People who were in crack squads of conventional security agencies should be considered because of expertise.


“We have core combatant officers who have headed operations. Then, the guards should be equipped with state-of-the-art gadgets. Forest Guards operatives should also go the local way.

“Every community had a means of protecting themselves in the olden days. Those cultural embellishments should be resurrected.”

On the criteria for recruitment, the security expert said, “The recruitment should be on merit. There are many able-bodied men and women in the state.

“Those who are willing and able should be considered for recruitment. Women will play key roles because they function well in intelligence gathering.”

He faulted some Forest Guards that operate on highways instead of forests. According to him, “It is out of the system because their jobs should be in the bushes except when there are intelligence reports. That is when they can do stop-and-search operations on highways.”

stanluiz:
Security should be commanded by indigenes of the state.

Yes, it is wrong.

Ugwuja said the ideal commander of the Forest Guards for the state should be a committed and patriotic native “who is abreast of Enugu terrains, culture and language”.

Christistruth00:
They have started
We knew it!!
They can't take 1% of what they
give to others.

He should even use style to resign before ipob
starts kidnapping his family members or even himself

They couldn't stomach it for just few days before their famous bad belle burst into the open

stanluiz:
Tinubu as the president has not stop Fulani herdsmen attack. Go and take your frustrations on him.

Security is local. An indigene of Enugu state should be the commander of the Forest guard.

stanluiz:
Tinubu as the president has not stop Fulani herdsmen attack. Go and take your frustrations on him.

Security is local. An indigene of Enugu state should be the commander of the Forest guard.

Christistruth00:
We agree completely!!!!!!

Local indigenes should be in control of all their spaces including Markets and their Market Security because of History, Culture and language

MC Oluomo is supposed to be made the Babaloja of Ladipo and Alaba Markets with the full power to open and close it down as he pleases!!

flokii:
Is there a part of the Nigerian constitution that give Igbos the exclusive right to openly display and practice tribalism?.. the reason is because they throw their bigotry around but expect others not to reciprocate.
If you doubt, check all anti-Yoruba posts published in the national dailies before and after June 12, 1993.. A certain Arthur Nzeribe published provocative articles against Yoruba people without repercussions.

Yoruba ronu..
All the elective offices, top security jobs and all available jobs in Yorubaland must go to Yorubas only. This is not bigotry, but words of wisdom so we don't disenfranchise the indigenes of South West (Yorubas)

flokii:
This is one thing I love about Akwa Ibom folks.. they don't take nonsense. There is that understanding that what belongs to them should stay within their circle.
Not the nonsense Yorubas are doing forming "woke" or "civilized" whereas they aren't. Our people just love "self-hate" and "self-betrayal" of the Yoruba race, calling it tolerance.. tolerance my foot.

stanluiz:
Am talking of security in the forest where kidnappers, bandits and criminals unleashed Terror on their victims and this one is talking of market ? What brings markets to this topic ?

Are you agbero and touts not extorting traders and customers who come to do business even shutting down market ? Are they not part of your security ? All things you typed here. You guys have done it and still doing it.

zero8zero:
https://thewhistler.ng/security-expert-faults-appointment-of-akinbamilayo-as-enugu-forest-guards-commander/amp/