Insecurity: COAS deploys special forces to Plateau

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the immediate deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion of special forces to Plateau State.

This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on late Monday night by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, Captain Chiñonso Polycarp Oteh.

“The troops who are already in the state to aggressively and decisively deal with the recent resurgence of banditry attacks will be a game changer in addressing the threat of insecurity,” the statement read.

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It explained that while receiving the troops at Headquarters 3 Division, the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, Major General Folusho Oyinlola, represented by the Chief of Staff, Operation Enduring Peace, Brigadier General Senlong Sule, welcomed the troops and urged them to be decisive and ruthless in carrying out offensive operations against the bandits.

The statement added that the GOC appreciated the proactive leadership posture of the COAS for providing the needed combat enablers and other logistics requirements for the effective actualisation of the troops’ mandate.

It further explained that Major General Oyinlola also appealed to the citizens of the state not to panic on sighting a large number of troops movement and other heavy military equipment and appreciated them for their continuous support to the military and called for more support in providing actionable and timely intelligence on criminal elements whereabouts to aid troops operations that would lead to desired peace in the state.