{"id":65574,"date":"2025-05-11T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T16:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=65574"},"modified":"2025-05-11T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T16:41:48","slug":"united-for-the-forest-security-agencies-back-nfss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/11\/united-for-the-forest-security-agencies-back-nfss\/","title":{"rendered":"United for the Forest: Security Agencies Back NFSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Oso Abidemi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a strategic move to strengthen national security and tackle rising criminal activities in forest regions, top security agencies in Nigeria have pledged robust collaboration with the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS).<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria Police Force, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), gave their nod during the graduation ceremony of NFSS operatives trained in intelligence, surveillance, and provost duties in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Commissioner of Police for the FCT, Ajao Adewale, described the forest security initiative as a bold step in complementing existing security structures.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that effective policing, especially in forested and mountainous terrains like those surrounding Abuja, must be intelligence-driven and collectively executed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend your initiative. Security is not a solo effort. Collaboration is key,\u201d Adewale said, calling for data-driven and ethical policing in support of safer communities.<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd), represented by Deputy Director of Operations, Kayode Raji, lauded NFSS for prioritizing intelligence and conflict management.<\/p>\n<p>He assured continued cooperation, stressing the need for synergy between NFSS and NDLEA in combating drug-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosun, echoed similar sentiments, praising NFSS for its dedication to safeguarding lives and properties in remote areas.<\/p>\n<p>NFSS Commander-General, Dr. Joshua Osatimehin, said the training was part of a larger strategy to build a disciplined, efficient, and collaborative task force capable of policing Nigeria\u2019s vast forests.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that key security outfits including the DSS and military also contributed to the training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are graduating stronger and more strategic,\u201d Osatimehin declared, urging NFSS officers to keep working hand-in-hand with sister agencies to defeat crime nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed alliance signals a significant step toward unified, intelligence-led security operations across Nigeria&#8217;s vulnerable hinterlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oso Abidemi In a strategic move to strengthen national security and tackle rising criminal activities in forest regions, top security agencies in Nigeria have pledged robust collaboration with the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS). The Nigeria Police Force, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), gave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":65575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65576,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65574\/revisions\/65576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}