Yobe distributes 160 motorcycles, other items to forest guards

The Yobe State Government has actually dispersed 160 bikes and other functional products to 886 forest guards released to support security operations throughout the state.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Muhammad Goje, revealed the circulation on Tuesday, stating the products were meant to enhance the working conditions and functional capability of the workers.

The products consist of 900 raincoats, 900 sets of rain boots, 900 blankets, 900 torchlights and 900 mosquito internet.

Goje stated the intervention was made on behalf of Governor Mai Mala Buni to supply extra security assistance and enhance the security of lives and home in the state.

The Commander of the 27 Task Force Brigade, Buni-Gari, Brigadier General M.S. Mukhtar, explained the contribution as a force multiplier that would improve the functional efficiency of the forest guards.

He stated the bikes would enhance movement, extend patrol protection and reinforce fast action to security hazards, especially terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities in the state.

He advised the forest guards to make sensible usage of the devices, especially the bikes, in line with the functions for which they were offered.

The brigade leader ensured locals that the military and other security firms were working to enhance security throughout the state.

He likewise appealed for extra assistance to reinforce operations and allow citizens to perform their day-to-day activities without worry.

Previously, the guv’s Security Adviser, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (rtd), stated Yobe was assigned a preliminary batch of 1,000 forest guards under a Federal Government pilot plan.

He stated the employees were drawn from 7 frontline city government locations: Gulani, Gujba, Damaturu, Tarmuwa, Bursari, Yunusari and Geidam.

According to him, 886 workers effectively finished their training in December 2025 before going through additional training under the Nigerian Army.

Abdulsalam stated the workers were released to different areas in March 2026 under the mentorship of the military, especially the 27 Task Force Brigade.

He discussed that the forest guards were developed to assist security companies deal with criminal activities in forested locations and ungoverned areas utilized by insurgents, abductors and other lawbreakers.

The security advisor applauded Governor Buni for the assistance however appealed for extra interaction devices, security gadgets for intelligence event and reconnaissance, and automobiles for administrative tasks and patrols.

He likewise got in touch with the guv to authorize the recruitment of another 1,000 forest guards to enhance the force and extend its operations to other parts of the state.