December 11, 2024
Plateau Killings: New Military Commander Relocates Base To Troubled Area
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Plateau Killings: New Military Commander Relocates Base To Troubled Area

Major-General Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), temporarily relocated headquarters of the operation to Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that OPSH is a Special Military Task Force, maintaining peace in Plateau and environs.

General Abubakar, who doubles as the General Officer Commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, moved to the area barely 24 hours after he assumed command.

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The decision followed a Saturday night attack on Sabon Gari community of Mangu LGA, where 12 persons were killed and six houses completely razed down.

According to the 3 Division GOC, the move would enable him work in synergy with the local authority to mitigate the situation.

NAN also reports that communities in Mangu have recently come under series of attacks, with many deaths recorded, properties and farmlands destroyed, and many persons currently displaced.

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