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The recovery by the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army was made during a conduct of cordon and search operations at Kwesati and Tati villages across Ussa and Takum local government areas of Taraba state, north-central, Nigeria.
Troops of 101 special forces battalion on Excercise Ayem Akpatuma deployed at Numan local government area of Adamawa state swiftly responded to a distress call and supported troops at Gwamba village under attack by herdsmen.
The Independent Human Rights and Crime Monitoring Group has expressed its reservations concerning the recent launch of Exercise Ayem a Kpatuma (Cat Race) meant for middle belt states in Benue by the Nigerian army in Makurdi.
The Nigerian military has formally reacted to Amnesty International’s report alleging gross human rights abuses against the Nigerian Armed Forces especially in the military’s counter insurgency war against Boko Haram.
In a statement sent to Legit.ng on Wednesday, February 21, the forum frowned at the decision of the army to announce and publicize the dates the exercise would last. They also wondered why it is called an exercise not an operation
The Nigerian army has reacted sharply to an alleged involvement in the demolition of the house of a senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, by the government of Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna state saying its men were not involved in the exercise.
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured the Nigerian army of his administration's readiness to support and scale up the operations of the military against kidnapping and other security challenges in the state.
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday, February 7, said that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states, to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen/farmers’ clashes among others
According to a statement sent to NAIJ.com by the director, army public relations, Brigadier-General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the troops mobilized itself to the area to stop the arson and to apprehend the perpetrators.
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