President Muhammadu
Buhari has ordered the deployment of 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara state
to stem the killings in the state.
In
a statement on Sunday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the security
personnel comprise the army, air force, police and the civil defence.
Zamfara
has been on the receiving end of attacks by suspected bandits.
Shehu
said the personnel are being deployed to launch fierce attacks on the bandits
terrorising citizens.
He
also said the Nigerian air force (NAF) has begun the deployment of fighter
aircraft to Katsina whose airport closest to Zamfara “to make for immediate and
effective response to the menace of the bandits.”
“The
president has also authorised the engagement by NAF, of advanced satellite
surveillance technology to help in accurate detection of movement and locations
of the bandits,” he added.
“The
government had to go to this extent because of the limitations of conventional
surveillance, as the use of satellite technology could make the task of NAF
less problematic.”.
The
presidential spokesman also cautioned opponent against reducing security to
“petty politics”, saying that “doing so could only embolden the terrorists and
other murderous gangs.”
Earlier on Sunday, some irate youth had attacked a police station in the
state, demanding that officers should hand over the three suspected bandits
arrested by the army to them.
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