The days of bandits operating in the North West geopolitical zone may have been numbered as President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised a military operation to flush them out.
Tagged “Operation Accord”, the military exercise is expected to kickoff to restore security in the affected areas.
This followed a Senate Resolution at Tuesday’s plenary urging the president to order an extension of ongoing military operations in Zamfara and Katsina to Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, and other states where the bandits were attacking innocent citizens.
However, Vanguard quoted a presidential source as disclosing that the president had already signed off on “Operation Accord” before the Senate resolution came.
The source was quoted as saying that the president wanted it kept a secret.
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“The Nigerian Ministry of Defence has concluded plans for the commencement of ‘Operation Accord,’ a major military exercise aimed at flushing out insurgents from the contiguous states of Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and parts of Kebbi State.
“While today’s Senate resolution is perfectly in order, it is important to state that in his duty as Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari has already approved the commencement of this operation.
“Beyond this announcement, no other details concerning the mode, scope, timings, and other essentials will be revealed so as not to compromise its success.
“It is, however, important to outline the fact the all the states of the federation are equal and important before the President. None has suffered any discrimination up to this point, and none will be made to suffer any such discrimination in dealing with security and all other matters on account on their political differences with the government at the centre,” the source said.