Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN) on Tuesday asked to be listed in the current war being waged against terror in the country.
Members of the association stormed the National Assembly in Abuja, from across the country and begged to be allowed to complement the efforts of the regular armed forces.
The spokesman of the group, the Commandant of the Akwa Ibom State Command of the organization, John Essien told journalists that the group needed the backing of the law to be formally involved in the anti-terror war.
Essien announced that they were at the National Assembly for a public hearing on a Bill for an Act to establish the Hunters Council of Nigeria.
“The Bill has gone through the first and second reading and the reason we are here is for the public hearing,” he said.
“As you can see we have members across the entire villages. “When you talk about the security challenge, if the opportunity is given to us, we can perform very well because as community-based officers you know all the strangers that come into your environment and you can easily identify those that are not from there.
“That is the reason we are here, to tell the government that we can do the job,” he said.
Nigeria is currently experiencing its worst peace-time insecurity, as the country faces a multi-pronged war against insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes.
