Owolabi Adebayo, a member of the forest guards that neutralized bandits and rescued 9 kidnapped persons in the Ekiti LGA of Kwara State, has stated that the forest guards need more weapons and equipment to tackle banditry
In an interview from 2:11 with Arise TV, Adebayo said bandits often carry rifles and other firearms that are better than weapons the forest guards have
Adebayo said the forest guards need body armour, binoculars, night vision goggles, walkie-talkies and more ammunition so they can properly engage the bandits during operations.
In Adebayo’s words: “Sir we are facing a lot of challenges because those people we are talking about, what they are carrying supercedes what is in our hand, especially rifle. There is no type of firearm that they don’t have. We need more equipment such as body armor, binoculars, night vision goggles, walkie-talkie. We also need plenty ammunition to engage them”