{
  "id": 19856303,
  "title": "Katsina graduates 1,008 forest guards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/katsina-graduates-1-008-forest-guards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:14:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/katsina-graduates-1008-forest-guards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Katsina State Government, in partnership with the National Security Advisor's office, recently graduated 1,008 presidential forest guards tasked with protecting the state's forests and combating insurgent, bandit, and criminal activities within those areas. Addressing the event, National Security Advisor Malam Nuhu Ribadu explained that the establishment of these guards was a federal initiative to bolster the ongoing fight against insecurity throughout the nation. Speaking through a NSA Director, Mr. I.O Shotaye, Ribadu stated that the forest guards completed an eight-week training program, with 18 of the 1,008 graduates being female.\n\nGovernor Umaru Dikko Radda of Katsina State expressed gratitude to the federal government for agreeing to establish the forest guards as a complementary measure to the state's ongoing efforts in combating insecurity. He emphasized that these guards will work alongside the existing community security watch to curb security challenges. Dikko further announced that the state would receive all necessary support for the guards to maintain peace, as there are no closed roads or markets in Katsina due to insecurity.",
  "summary": "The Katsina State Government in collaboration with the office of the National Security Advisor (NSA) has graduated 1008 presidential forest guards to man and protect the state forests as well as to checkmate the activities of insurgents, bandits and other criminal activists within the forest’s boundaries. Speaking during the event, National Security Advisor, Malam Nuhu […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}