Presidency orders military to flush out bandits from Kwara forests

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

The Nigerian Army has deployed a afloat brigade and dense instrumentality crossed parts of Kwara South and Kwara North pursuing directives from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to destruct bandits operating from the state’s forests.

According to a connection issued successful Ilorin connected Wednesday evening by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, troops person begun operations successful communities astir Oke Ode and Babanla successful Ifelodun Local Government Area.

“The cognition is besides extending to Edu and Patigi to comb done heavy forests from which kidnappers person launched attacks connected antithetic communities and abducted radical for ransom,” the connection said.

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who had earlier met with President Tinubu implicit the information situation, expressed appreciation for the punctual effect and the military’s renewed involution to reconstruct bid successful the state.

“We volition not spare immoderate resources successful supporting the military, DSS, police, and different information agencies arsenic they enactment to unafraid lives and property,” the politician said portion welcoming the service deployment.

He noted that the exercise, portion of Operation Fasan Yanma, aims to destruct each forms of information threats successful Kwara South and Kwara North.

“I convey the President and the information agencies for their continued efforts. We are assured that the Brigadier General A.A. Babatunde-led Army Brigade volition win successful this important task and wide the full affected areas,” helium added.

Governor AbdulRazaq besides commended the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Army Staff, the General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division, and different elder officers for their support.

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