The Federal Government has deployed 35 Special Forces to tackle renewed violent attacks between Herdsmen and farmers as well as other forms of insecurity in Plateau State.
The troops arrived Plateau aboard NAF aircraft on Tuesday evening and were immediately moved to the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, 205 Combat Search and Rescue Group in Kerang, Mangu Local Government Area of the state where they were received by the Commanding Officer, Air Commodore Eeimobo O. Ebiowe.
Speaking with journalists, the Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command, Bauchi, Air Vice Marshal Charles Ohwo, who led the troops to Plateau State, said they were part of the 94 special forces and 30 Search and Rescue personnel trained recently by the Nigerian Air Force to tackle insecurity.
He said “they are Regiment and Special Forces personnel, and they have additional competency in Combat, Search and Rescue operation. Anywhere there is crisis, including banditry, farmers/herders crisis, they are expected to quell the situation and then return to their base.”
Editor (Omor Bazuaye)
