CG NFSS hails new service chiefs, seeks stakeholders support for fight against insecurity

The Commander General of the Nigeria Forest Security Service, NFSS, Dr Joshua Osatimehin, has congratulated the new service chiefs, describing their appointment by President Bola Tinubu as a welcome development towards overcoming the nation’s security challenges.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja on the appointment, Senate confirmation and decorations of the new Service Chiefs by the President, Dr. Joshua Osatimehin expressed confidence in the ability of the new service chiefs to deliver on their mandates in combating banditry, Boko Haram, terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity confronting Nigeria.

“Gentlemen of the press, let me first and foremost congratulate the newly appointed Service Chiefs that is General Olufemi Oluyede who has replaced General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff and the new Chief of Army Staff ,  Major-General W. Shaibu.  as well as Air Vice Marshall S.K Aneke who is now the Chief of Air Staff and Rear Admiral I. Abbas , the new Chief of Naval Staff including Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General E.A.P Undiendeye who has retained his position,” he said.

According to him, the new appointment by President Bola Tinubu is highly commendable as this will go a long way in strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture.

In his words “What is needed now is for all stakeholders to effectively support the new Service Chiefs towards overcoming the country’s security challenges.

“We at the Nigeria Forest Security Service, NFSS, will not relent in our efforts in supporting all formal security agencies that is the Police, Military, Civil Defence, Immigration, Customs, NDLEA and other constituted authority towards realizing the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s led administration in the area of effective security of lives and property of Nigerians most especially at the grassroots and within the nation’s forested region” Dr Osatimehin stated.

He used the opportunity to once again called for constitutional recognition of NFSS towards strengthening the nation’s economy apparatus.