The Nigerian Army headquarters has deployed a full brigade and heavy equipment in different parts of Kwara South, to reduce the security challenges in the area.
A statement by governor AbdulRazaq Chief press secretary,Rafiu Ajakaye says troops were already milling through communities inward Oke Ode and Babanla, both in Ifelodun Local Government Area.
It says the operation is also extending to Edu and Patigi to comb through thick forests from which kidnappers have launched cowardly attacks on different communities and abducted people in return for ransom.
It says governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, had met with President Bola Tinubu on the sideline of the visit to Jos.
It commend the President for the support, and the military high-command and allied security forces for the renewed intervention to eliminate all threats to public safety in the state.
The Army Headquarters had recently directed the GOC 2 Division Major General CR Nnebeife to relocate to Kwara to coordinate the operations to roll back the activities of the criminals.
He also commended the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Army Staff, the General Officer Commanding of the 2nd Division, and every other officer form.
REL/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
