President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a nonstop, round the clock aerial operation over forests in Kwara, Kebbi and elements of Niger State as a part of efforts to curb rising kidnappings and assaults within the area.
The President’s media aide, Sunday Dare, introduced the directive on Tuesday, saying Tinubu has requested the Nigerian Air Power to broaden surveillance “into the deepest elements of the forests” the place armed teams are believed to be hiding.
He additionally revealed the Air Power can be to work intently with floor troops already finishing up rescue and counter-terrorism missions.
The order follows a string of current incidents, together with the mass abduction of worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State, and coordinated assaults in Kebbi and Niger.
Though some victims have been rescued, safety businesses consider extra individuals are nonetheless being held in distant forest camps.
Dare stated Tinubu has ordered safety commanders to undertake an “all-out, no-retreat” method till the networks behind the assaults are dismantled and each kidnapped individual is discovered.
Communities within the affected states have additionally been urged to share well timed data that would help the intensified operations.
