Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, following a surge in deadly attacks by suspected herders and armed militia groups that have left hundreds dead in recent weeks.
Military sources confirmed that Oluyede departed Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by top officers from Army Headquarters, to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and coordinate a response to what local officials have described as near-daily assaults on rural communities.
“The Chief of Army Staff has ordered the deployment of additional troops to Benue to confront the attackers and restore order,” a senior military officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The violence, which has raged across parts of the central Nigerian state, has seen villages burned, homes destroyed, and scores of civilians killed or injured. Officials say over 300 people have been killed in the past two months alone.
Military sources confirmed that Oluyede departed Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by top officers from Army Headquarters, to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and coordinate a response to what local officials have described as near-daily assaults on rural communities.
“The Chief of Army Staff has ordered the deployment of additional troops to Benue to confront the attackers and restore order,” a senior military officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The violence, which has raged across parts of the central Nigerian state, has seen villages burned, homes destroyed, and scores of civilians killed or injured. Officials say over 300 people have been killed in the past two months alone.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, following a surge in deadly attacks by suspected herders and armed militia groups that have left hundreds dead in recent weeks.
Military sources confirmed that Oluyede departed Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by top officers from Army Headquarters, to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and coordinate a response to what local officials have described as near-daily assaults on rural communities.
“The Chief of Army Staff has ordered the deployment of additional troops to Benue to confront the attackers and restore order,” a senior military officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The violence, which has raged across parts of the central Nigerian state, has seen villages burned, homes destroyed, and scores of civilians killed or injured. Officials say over 300 people have been killed in the past two months alone.
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