By Olusegun Folarin
Ogun State Government has promised to redouble its efforts towards eliminating illegal logging and other activities that are detrimental to the survival of trees and seedlings planted in all its nine forest reserves in the State.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Forestry, Mr. Timothy Olatunji who stated this in Abeokuta, said the menace of illegal logging and other illicit activities in the Omo Forest Reserves in Ijebu East Local Government Area and other reserves had been a major challenge.
Mr Olatunji said over 150 forest guards had been deployed to Omo Forest Reserves to safeguard boundary areas and put illegal logging under check.
He announced that the government also planned to incorporate the use of an automated platform that would eliminate fraudulent practices in the area of logging operations, engagement of services of security personnel such as the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army, ‘Amotekun’, So-Safe Corps, and local vigilantes for patrol and protection.
Mr. Olatunji noted that between 2004 and 2019 a total of 4 thousand 578 point 3 hectares were planted with trees out of which 2 thousand 481 point 8 hectares were planted in Omo Forest Reserves as part of government’s intervention towards ensuring reforestation.
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