The cries of Nigerians for an arrest of the increasing attacks by the suspected Fulani herdsmen against host communities in parts of the country, the nation’s military has announced plans to launch Operation Accord that would tackle the menace.
This was disclosed yesterday by the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Gabriel Olonisakin, while receiving the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris at the Defence Headquarters, DHQ in Abuja.
Disclosing that a committee set up by the DHQ had visited some flash points of recent clashes in the country to assess the situation, he stressed that troops were being trained with the competence to operate in all terrains, especially in tackling the state of insecurity created by the herdsmen.
The CDS went on to state that the Nigerian military and police must collaborate in order to restore, maintain and sustain security in the country.
He proposed a joint operations command to coordinate all security operations in the states.
He, however, solicited assistance from the military in the training of the Nigeria police marine unit to enhance security operations in the Niger Delta region. (dp)
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