Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has assured citizens and residents of Sokoto and Kebbi of the readiness of Nigerian Armed Forces to crush members of Lukarawa and other terrorist groups from their hideouts.
The Minister stated this in Sokoto on Monday while inspecting the facilities of the air component of Operation “Fansan Yamma’”.
He said the military had taken a decisive decision against Lakurawa.
“You heard it from the Chairman of the local government area attacked by the Lakurawa In Kebbi state, testifying heavy presence of troops in the area.
“The Lakurawa were sent away from the area. This is as a result of the resilience and dedication of our security operatives.
“You are aware of the successes recorded by our air force, they bombarded some of the hideouts of bandits and bandits are now on the run,” he said.
Speaking further on the ongoing military operation against Lakurawa, he noted that, the people in the affected areas were in the right position to speak on the operation.
“We just launched a new air platforms in Katsina and unveiled latest attack helicopters to fight banditry and Lakurawa and we will redeploy some of them to Sokoto”, he said
The Minister was in the company of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, and other high-ranking officers of the military.
Meanwhile, some residents of Mera in Augie local government area of Kebbi and states and Tangaza in Sokoto State have commended the efforts of the military in the fight against Lakurawa group in their communities.
Some of the residents who spoke with our correspondent said the military has been recording success in the ongoing fights against the terror group in both states.
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