The forest guards were recruited and trained by the Federal Government and deployed in some of the country’s forests. In 2024, the budget for the Nigeria Police Force was about N969.6 billion, a grossly inadequate figure to cover the entire country.” Nigeria’s 2026 budget of N58.18 trillion allocates the highest vote of N5.41 trillion to defence and security—ahead of infrastructure, education, and health—reaffirming a pattern from the 2024 and 2025 budgets, where security drew top funding amid threats from terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2026-01-13 23:35:47
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