Residents of Kwara South Senatorial District have been urged to cooperate and support the ongoing military operations against bandits in the district.
DAILY POST reports that the ongoing military operations in the communities of Ifelodun, Edu, and Patigi Local Government Areas of Kwara State have resulted in the neutralization of several bandits and the destruction of their criminal hideouts, according to an eyewitness account by Abdulganiyu Mutiu.
Abdulganiyu claimed that, though they are not in the forest to record the military operations, tremendous achievements have been recorded since they commenced.
In his reaction, the Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch in Kwara South Senatorial District, Zubair Olaitan, urged citizens to believe in, cooperate with, and support the ongoing efforts by the Joint Military/Police Operations to rid the area of bandits and kidnappers.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the Coordinator appealed to everyone to have faith in the coordinated efforts of security operatives, including the Forest Guards, in the clearing exercises aimed at sanitizing the forests and allowing profitable activities like farming to continue undisturbed.
He stated that the lawful operations, which have achieved tremendous progress with ground and air strikes, have dislodged many of the criminals from their established bases, with not less than 100 of them neutralized, and only a few running helter-skelter, possibly seeking help within some communities.
Olaitan commended the government’s interventions and the military’s efforts in the ongoing operations, warning residents against harbouring any stranger in whatever guise and adding that suspected movements should be promptly reported.
Kwara South residents urged to support ongoing military operations
Kwara South residents urged to support ongoing military operations
