The Nigeria Army has launched “Operation Harbbin Kunama III’’ to cover forest areas of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States, in a bid to end activities of bandits.
The army said that the current threat assessment in the three states necessitated the rescheduling of the exercise and the expansion of the Nigeria Army’s mandate to cover forest areas serving as safe havens for the bandits.
The menace of banditry activities had continued to persist in some parts of the North/West region, including the border areas.
The army said the exercise was also to complement the existing “Operation Shara Daji’’ security architecture already put in place in the affected state.
(NAN)