The Nigerian Army says it has noted the migration of criminal elements from the North West and North East as it is developing appropriate contingency plan to combating the threat through the expansion of Operation HADARIN DAJI.
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja stated this when he recieved in audiance the Governor of Katsina State Alhaji Dikko Radda at the Army Headquarters, Abuja Nigeria's Capital.
He applauded the move by the state government to deploy cameras that keep an eye on the communities around the forest which he said will provide the troops with the necessary information and intellegence required in combating threats.
"Expanding operation HADARIN DAJI will requires the intervention of the Federal government as it is sustained by the government. We have also observed the migration of the criminals elements from the North West and North East and we have developed appropriate contingency to combating the threat by expanding the troops holding of Operation HADARIN DAJI as we await the Federal government response on this"
"I want to appreciate the Governor amd the people of Katsina state for the excellent working relationship established with the Nigerian Army formation and units deployed in the state. Reports from 17 Brigade and the units in katsina have been encouraging"
"I have been informed of the support being recieved by my men from his excellency to the operations of 17 Brigade, donation of vehicles, tye activation of OPERATION MESA in katsina amd support to families of our departed colleagues" stated the COAS.
Speaking earlier, the Governor of Katsina State Alhaji Dikko Radda expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Army for its support in managing and tackling insecurity that has affected the state.
He said he was at the army Headquarters to congratulate General Lagba and yo seek for further supoort and cooperation between the Nigerian army and the government of Katsina state.
Alhaji Dikko Radda appealed to the Army Chief and his men to expand Operation HADARIN DAJI to cover the nineteen local governments that are the most affected in his state.
"Without the presence of the Nigerian Army in Katsina, we wouldn't know the condition the state would have been, but we have been getting support, as we continue to ask for more. Katsina has been suffering from banditry and other criminalities, sharing border with Niger makes our situation peculiar with a span of over two hundred kilometers"
"We also share border with the forest from about eight frontlines local governments, it is such a large forest that makes our communities even more vulnerable to attacks by bandits as there is hardly a day without incidents of attacks in the local governments"
He revealed that the state government made a move to engage the local people in gathering information with the establishment of community watch officers who will work hand in hand with the Military and the police and other security agencies to proyect the communities.
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