Tunde Bakare
| The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has moved the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion, a special forces unit, to Plateau State to tackle the recent surge in terrorist attacks. |
| A statement by the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Oteh, said the troops have already arrived in the state and are expected to aggressively confront the growing security threats. |
| The deployment, is anticipated to be a game changer in restoring peace and stability. |
| Receiving the troops at Headquarters 3 Division, 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, welcomed the troops and urged them to be decisive and ruthless in carrying out offensive operations against the bandits. |
| He commended the Chief of Army Staff for his proactive leadership, particularly in providing critical combat enablers and logistics to support the mission. |
| Major General Oyinlola also appealed to residents of the state not to panic on sighting large number of troop movements and other heavy military equipment, assuring them that the deployment is solely aimed at enhancing security. |
| He appreciated them for their continued support and appealed for increased cooperation through the provision of timely and actionable intelligence to assist ongoing operations toward restoring lasting peace in the state. |