The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over the infiltration of National Parks by bandits that engage in killings, kidnapping and cattle...
The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over the infiltration of National Parks by bandits that engage in killings, kidnapping and cattle rustling.
It also urged relevant security agencies in the country to be involved in park protection and surveillance, training in fire arms and ballistics, surveillance and intelligence information gathering for park rangers. Senator Umar in his lead debate noted that the country has seven National Parks in covering 20,156km, which is about 3% of Nigeria’s total area.He said that the parks serve to protect the country’s diverse flora and fauna by ensuring that the natural ecosystem remains intact.
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