Ogun State Government has warned dwellers in its forest reserves who are fond of using the reserves as burial ground for burying their loved ones, to stop such act
The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Forestry, Dr Olurotimi Akinlesi who handed down the warning at a meeting with Baales and farmers at J6 in Ijebu East Local Government Area, said that the act was usually perpetrated by people from neighboring states
He expressed concern that it was often carried out with connivance of some indigenes.
“Forest reserves are for tree planting and not a burial ground, the Ministry will do everything within the ambit of the law to protect it”, he stated.
Dr. Akinlesi enjoined the Balees and farmers to allow peace to reign, saying the government would not condone any act of lawlessness in whatever form in any part of the State where reserves are located.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Forestry, Revd. Oyeyemi Oyebanji-John advised that all hands must be on deck, to move the State Forest Reserves forward, saying most of the State forests had been basterdised as a result of “sharp practices” often carried out by illegal dwellers.
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