Illegal tree fellers operating in government forest reserves across Ogun State, are in for a tough time, as the State Government is set to come up with a law that will sanction perpetrators and other economic saboteurs.

          The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun revealed this in Abeokuta, during the Treasury Board Meeting on year 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2022 Budget, saying that his administration would commence an advocacy programme on radio and television to enlighten the people on the consequences of tree felling on the environment.

                "We need to enact a law that will provide stiffer penalties for those that are caught in illegal tree felling, as well as step up massive advocacy and warnings on radio and television, so that anyone caught in the act, will be made to face the full wrath of the law," he said.

           Speaking, Commissioner for Forestry, Engr. Tunji Akinosi decried the extent at which some people ring exotic trees such as the melina, to plant cocoa or cocoyam in the forest reserve, adding that efforts at sensitising the people against entering the reserves for illegal activities had proved abortive.

          The Commissioner disclosed that the law to criminalise activities of illegal tree fellers is currently at the stage of being passed by the State House of Assembly.