The Kogi State House of Assembly has approved the recruitment of 1,050 hunters to strengthen the security architecture of the state.
The Assembly gave the approval during a plenary in Lokoja, yesterday.
A letter had earlier been forwarded to the House, requesting approval for the recruitment of 50 hunters each for the 21 local councils in the state.
The letter was sent to the House by Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Salami Ozigi Deedat.
After reading the letter at the chamber, the Speaker, Aliyu Umar Yusuf, said it was previously resolved by the lawmakers, that given the security challenges in the state, and the shortage of manpower, there was a need for the recruitment to take place.
In a voice vote, the legislators unanimously approved the recruitment, adding that payment of their salaries would be shouldered by caretaker chairmen of the councils.
