Nigeria, April 25 -- As part of its resolve to ensure a safer environment, the Ekiti State government on Wednesday inaugurated the Ekiti Agro Marshals to safeguard farmlands, schools, and palaces across the state.

The government said this is to create a conducive environment for farming to thrive, thereby boosting food security in the state.

Speaking during the passing out parade of the Marshals in Ado-Ekiti, the state governor, Biodun Oyebanji said the local security outfit is designed to complement the efforts of the Police and other security agencies in the war against criminality in the state.

The governor explained that the Agro Marshals became necessary following the instruction of President Bola Tinubu to the Governors to set up...