Insurgency: Oyo NSCDC places forests under surveillance
Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr Adebayo Ayeni, has said forests in the state have been placed under surveillance to check insurgency.
The commandant said this on Monday in Ibadan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Ayeni said surveillance was a proactive measure to stop insurgents from using the forests as base in the state.
“We are monitoring all reserves and forests in the state because we have noticed that these are some areas insurgents love to first converge.
“They usually use the forests to plan and from there perpetrate their evil activities,” he said.
Ayeni also stated that with the numerous police checkpoints, intelligence gathered had suggested that insurgents prefer forests as alternative routes for infiltration.
We are aware of this trend and we have, therefore, placed officers to monitor these places,” the commandant said.
He, however, urged members of the public to inform security agencies of any suspicious movement of persons around them.
“Security is a duty for all and with the cooperation of the people, we can prevent insurgents from penetrating the state and also eliminate it in the country,” he said.
