Insecurity: Emir of Yashikira Decries Massive Attack on Kwara North Communities
President Tinubu launched Operation Savannah Shield and deployed troops after terrorists killed about 40 villagers and burned homes in Kwara State's Kaiama communities.
- On Wednesday night, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area following a deadly attack on villagers.
- After residents rejected the group's preachings, armed bandits attacked Woro and Nuku on Tuesday evening, killing scores and burning several houses.
- Unconfirmed reports say the death toll reached 40, and soldiers and forest guards have secured the areas while attackers reportedly came from neighbouring Niger State villages.
- Tinubu condoled with the people and government of Kwara State, prayed for the deceased, and condemned the attack as `cowardly and beastly`.
- A new military command will spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to checkmate the terrorists, according to President Tinubu's statement on Wednesday night.
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Kwara Killings: Tinubu Orders Army To March Into Kaima
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where terrorists killed helpless villagers in a large number. This was disclosed in a statement Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, issued on Wednesday night. President Tinubu said the new military command “will spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to checkmate the barbaric terrorists …
Insecurity: Emir of Yashikira decries massive attack on Kwara North communities
Emir of Yashikira, Alhaji Umoru Seriki, has decried the massive violent attacks on some communities in the Kwara North Senatorial District of the state. In a telephone chat with DAILY POST on Wednesday, following Tuesday’s attack on two communities in Kaiama Local Government Area, the Emir lamented the wanton destruction of property and killings by armed bandits for no just cause. “It is only God that can save us. It is not happening in Kaiama a…
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