The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai yesterday
disclosed that he has directed Special Forces to crisis areas in
Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states to check the incessant killings
of farmers by Fulani herdsmen.
Buratai said the Nigerian Army (NA) would restore peace and
order in the affected States.
The Army Chief gave this assurance during the distribution of
farm implements by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh at the military ranch situated in
Giri, in Abuja.
According to him, once there is peace in the country, it would
be easier to develop the agricultural sector and boost the nation’s
economy.
Buratai said: “We are asking our Special Forces Brigade to
ensure that they are deployed across the county at short notice to
ensure they stem the menace between herdsmen and farmers. We are
right deployed properly across Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa States
within that axis where we have such conflicts to ensure that once
there is peace and stability, this development will strive for the
betterment of our country.”
Buratai added that the army has secured about 436 hectares of
land in Nasarawa state for agricultural purpose, stressing that
once the nation is able to achieve food security, other forms of
criminal activities including insurgency would be drastically
reduced.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai yesterday
disclosed that he has directed Special Forces to crisis areas in
Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states to check the incessant killings
of farmers by Fulani herdsmen.
Buratai said the Nigerian Army (NA) would restore peace and
order in the affected States.
The Army Chief gave this assurance during the distribution of
farm implements by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh at the military ranch situated in
Giri, in Abuja.
According to him, once there is peace in the country, it would
be easier to develop the agricultural sector and boost the nation’s
economy.
Buratai said: “We are asking our Special Forces Brigade to
ensure that they are deployed across the county at short notice to
ensure they stem the menace between herdsmen and farmers. We are
right deployed properly across Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa States
within that axis where we have such conflicts to ensure that once
there is peace and stability, this development will strive for the
betterment of our country.”
Buratai added that the army has secured about 436 hectares of
land in Nasarawa state for agricultural purpose, stressing that
once the nation is able to achieve food security, other forms of
criminal activities including insurgency would be drastically
reduced.