The Nigerian Army has deployed Special Forces to Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa States to quell the activities of rampaging killer herdsmen.
Herdsmen in the three states have been killing and maiming innocent farmers and setting their houses ablaze.
A statement from the Nigerian Army on its twitter page: @HQNigeriaArmy on Wednesday said “Nigerian Army has deployed Special Forces To Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa States to secure vulnerable communities and prevent further attacks.”
In Benue State, herdsmen have killed over 50 villagers in a gruesome attack on New Year Day and few days ago.
Nigerian Army and the late Operation Cow Dance
The scanty news about army deployment of troops to Benue, Taraba and other herdsmen infected areas is welcome all the same. But what is the code-name of the operation? We need to know since that is the government’s best mode of tackling problem, ala Operation Python Dance (Egwu-Eke) , Operation Lafia Dole, etc.
Secondly, since it took the government over two years to respond to this terrorists; and also numerous corpses littered in the countryside, as well as cries and protestations from across the country, I’m afraid this government has no initiative of its own to understand when to and how to deal with issues as they arise. Sincerely, their time is up! Phew!