The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday it would begin a
major deployment of troops to the troubled states of Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa,
Kaduna, Kogi and Niger to restore peace and orderliness.
The exercise is tagged: Ayem Akpatuma (Tiv Language)
meaning Cat Race.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai,
said the exercise which runs from February 15 to March 31 would be targetted at
killer herdsmen, cattle rustlers, armed bandits, kidnappers, armed militias and
other criminal elements in the six states.
Addressing journalists at the army headquarters in
Abuja, Buratai said the exercise would cover the 1 and 3 Divisions,
representing the North West and North Central geopolitical zones of the
country, while the Guards Brigade, 707 Special Forces Brigade, and the
Headquarters Army Command would also be involved in the exercise.
Buratai, who was represented at the briefing by the
Chief of Training and Operations, Army Headquarters, Major- Gen. David Ahmadu,
said other security agencies that would be participating in the exercise are
the Department of State Security (DSS) the Nigerian Police Force, the Nigerian
Immigration Service, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and other
security organisations in the country.
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