President Buhari to Launch Special Task Force Against Bandits, Cattle Rustlers

According to reports, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to travel to Zamfara State on Wednesday to launch the military offensive aimed at flushing out armed bandits from the state.

Top Presidency source confirmed to our correspondent yesterday that President Buhari would thereafter return to Abuja on Thursday. The source, neither denied nor confirmed that the president had deployed troops in the state.

He said it was only the spokesman of the Nigerian Army that could speak on troops’ deployment.

According to him, by the time the president’s programme is out this week, it will become clear whether the president is billed to launch troops’ deployment in the state.


Leaders in Zamfara State have sustained calls on the Federal Government to deploy troops in the worst hit areas in order to curb incessant attacks.

Senator Saidu Dansadau had recently written to President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara.

Dansadau blamed the state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, for the worsening security situation in the state.


Source: NigerianEye