The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion, a specialised unit of the Nigerian Army, to Plateau State to tackle the recent surge in terrorism.
According to a statement by Captain Chinonso Oteh, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, the deployed troops, already on the ground, are expected to take decisive and aggressive action against criminal elements, significantly bolstering security in the region.
The troops, he said were received at the Headquarters of 3 Division, Nigerian Army, by the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander of Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, Major General Folusho Oyinlola, represented by the Chief of Staff, Operation Enduring Peace, Brigadier General Senlong Sule.
