â¢Donât turn security challenges into ethnic, tribal, religious crisis, Tinubu begs Nigerians Charles Ajunwa and Bennett Oghifo in Lagos, Chuks Okocha in Abuja Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, yesterday said citizens do not need the permission of his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, to live in the forests in the South-west state. The Bauchi governor, who spoke on a television programme, was apparently referring to herdsmen accused of sundry crimes such as kidnappings, killings, rape, amongst others, by Akeredolu, and ordered to vacate the stateâs forest reserves The Bauchi governor added that Nigerians do not need the consent of any governor to reside anywhere in the country.