Nigerian Army Speaks on Southern Kaduna Killings, See its Position
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that the killings in Southern Kaduna are one-sided attacks.
It stated that it was making effort at accelerated response to distress calls in steep terrain, raising the number of troops in the area and plans and coordinating with the Air Force for joint response.
This was disclosed by Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major-General CC Okonkwo in a meeting of senior security officials on Tuesday with Kaduna State Governor El-Rufai on the killings in Southern Kaduna, reports say.
The security officials “confirmed that a cycle of attacks and reprisals was compounding criminal activities in the area and causing needless loss of lives and appealed to all sides to embrace peace.”
Okonkwo confirmed at the meeting that he welcomed a deployment of...