Additionally they demanded explanations over his alleged repeated conferences within the forests with an NDC chieftain, Mr Ben Alukwu, whom they claimed was once neither from Ugwuaji nor owned belongings within the house.
Reacting to a remark issued by way of the Public Family members Officer of the Nationwide Woodland Guard, Enugu State Command, on October 17, 2026, the youths accused Olasoji of averting allegations of harassment, attack and land grabbing.
“Whilst we recognise the desire to offer protection to citizens in opposition to kidnapping and different felony actions, safety operations should no longer transform an excuse for evading authentic questions concerning the habits of body of workers.”
The youths demanded that Olasoji determine the folks allegedly sporting AK-47 rifles along Woodland Guard body of workers within the Ugwuaji–Obeagu woodland house and give an explanation for their reputable standing, recruitment, coaching, authorisation and chain of command.
They puzzled the authority underneath which the folks carried the guns and demanded related deployment data and fingers authorisations.
The gang additionally challenged the Commander to give an explanation for his alleged repeated presence within the forests with Mr. Alukwu, asking whether or not the NDC chieftain was once a recognised safety leader, an appointed Woodland Guard officer or a member of some other safety company accredited to take part within the operations.
They insisted that the aim of the alleged conferences, the identities of the individuals and the reputable data supporting their presence must be disclosed.
“Dr. Olasoji should give an explanation for why unknown folks purported to be working along his body of workers in our forests are sporting AK-47 rifles.
“Who’re those folks? Are they duly recruited, educated and accredited participants of the Nationwide Woodland Guard? Beneath whose authority are they sporting such guns, and the place are their deployment data and related fingers authorisations?
“We additionally problem Dr. Olasoji to give an explanation for his alleged repeated presence within the forests with one Ben Alukwu. What reputable capability does Alukwu occupy in those operations?
“Is Ben Alukwu, who is understood to us as a member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, a recognised safety leader, a duly appointed Woodland Guard officer or a member of any safety company accredited to take part in such deployments?
“If he holds an reputable place, the Commander must state it obviously and give you the foundation for his involvement.
“If those encounters are authentic safety operations, there must be no issue in explaining who participated, the aim of the visits, the authority underneath which they happened and the reputable data supporting them.”
The youths faulted the Commander for mentioning earlier kidnapping incidents and an alleged assault on Woodland Guard body of workers with out immediately answering the allegations regarding the armed folks and Alukwu’s alleged presence within the forests.
They maintained that the alleged earlier safety threats may just no longer robotically justify each and every next motion by way of body of workers and insisted that every remark made in opposition to the Command must be investigated by itself deserves.
The gang argued that citizens and buyers had been entitled to query the actions of armed folks of their surroundings and challenged Olasoji to refute any false allegations with verifiable proof, determine accredited body of workers thru reputable channels and give an explanation for why unauthorised folks had been allegedly working along his males.
They additional mentioned that not easy responsibility was once no longer an assault on safety establishments, nor was once it an try to undermine the combat in opposition to kidnapping.
The gang gave Olasoji 72 hours to publicly cope with 5 problems: “the id, reputable standing and authorisation of the alleged AK-47-wielding folks; the legality in their deployment and fingers authorisations; Alukwu’s id, reputable capability and position all over the alleged woodland conferences; whether or not he held any recognised appointment or authorisation throughout the Nationwide Woodland Guard or some other safety company; and the aim of the alleged joint visits, together with the reputable data organising their legitimacy.”
They warned that failure to reply throughout the stipulated length would result in a proper petition, accompanied by way of to be had supporting proof, to the Place of work of the Nationwide Safety Adviser, NSA, the Minister of Defence and different suitable safety and investigative government.