In response to the incessant attacks and killings in Southern Kaduna, the military said on Thursday that Special Operations Forces have been deployed to arrest the situation.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, said troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have continued to intensify efforts aimed at securing lives and property in the area.
He said: “Particularly, Special Operations Forces have been deployed to the Joint Operations Area covering the various flash points. This move is expected to achieve the desired result with the provision of credible and actionable intelligence specifically from primary sources.
“In this regard, the locals are requested to cooperate with the security agencies by availing them with the required information that will be useful to our collective objective of taking out the criminals from the area.”
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He noted that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji had continued aggressive clearance operations in the entire North West.
He added, “Most of these criminal elements have been decimated; gradually, there is the restoration of human activities in the zone. Farmers have returned to their farms while other economic activities have picked up across the zone.
“The troops have continued to dominate the general area with clearance patrols, aggressive fighting, and confidence-building patrols.”
“For the past one month, we have witnessed downward trend in the activities of armed bandits and cattle rustlers in the general areas of Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto and adjoining states. Most of these criminal elements have been decimated.”
