Army Deploys Special Forces To Plateau Amid Rising Attacks

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.

A statement by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE , Captain Chinonso Oteh, said the team has already arrived in the State.

He said the team was tasked to aggressively and decisively deal with the recent resurgence of banditry attacks, adding that the intervention will be a game changer in addressing the threat of insecurity.

Receiving the troops at Headquarters 3 Division, Jos, 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, urged them to be decisive and ruthless in carrying out offensive operations against the bandits.

He appreciated the proactive leadership posture of the COAS for providing the needed combat enablers and other logistics requirements for effective actualisation of the troops mandate.

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.

He 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.