Nigeria recruits 1,000 forest guards to battle kidnappers
21 Jun 2026, 18:48 GMT
By CGTN
Topic: africa
Credit: CGTN
Source URL: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-06-22/Nigeria-recruits-1-000-forest-guards-to-battle-kidnappers--1OaiWNvj6vK/p.html
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to combat insecurity in its vast forest regions, long used as hideouts by armed groups, kidnappers, and bandits.