- Army Deploys Brigade to Kwara Forests as Tinubu Orders Crackdown on Bandits
- Gov. Abdulrasaq commended the swift federal response and the military’s renewed efforts to restore peace
- Troops have begun combing forests and communities around Oke Ode and Babanla in Ifelodun Local Council
The Nigerian Army has deployed a full brigade and heavy equipment across parts of Kwara South and Kwara North following directives from President Bola Tinubu to flush out bandits operating from the state’s forests.
Similarly, Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ekiti State Police Command has intensified security measures at major entry and exit points after recent bandit attacks in Kwara and Kogi states.
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With Ekiti sharing borders with both states, the move is aimed at preventing infiltration by criminal elements.
The heightened military and police operations follow a resolution by the Senate, which summoned the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Abubakar; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Olufemi Oluyede; and Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to address the worsening insecurity in Kwara South Senatorial District.
According to a statement by Rafiu Ajakaiye, Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, troops have begun combing forests and communities around Oke Ode and Babanla in Ifelodun Local Council.
“The operation is also extending to Edu and Patigi to comb through thick forests from which kidnappers launched attacks on different communities and abducted people for ransom,” the statement read.
Governor AbdulRazaq, who earlier met with President Tinubu over the security situation, commended the swift federal response and the military’s renewed efforts to restore peace.
He explained that the exercise, part of Operation Fasan Yanma (OPFY), aims to eliminate all forms of security threats in Kwara South and Kwara North.
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