Nigerian Army on Tuesday expressed concerns that terrorists and Jihadists have taken over banditry operations in Zamfara state.<\/p>\n
The Theatre Command of Operation Hadarin Daji, Major-General Jide Ogunlade, disclosed this at a press briefing at the command headquarters in Gusau, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cJihadists and terrorists have now infiltrated the ranks of bandits that are operating in the bushes of Zamfara.<\/p>\n
\u201cBanditry is now heading towards terrorism and they are identifiable through their headgear, which carries \u2018Jihad\u2019 inscription.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the criminals are changing tactics, we are also changing ours and if they increase in numbers, we will most likely advise the Federal Government to declare them as terrorists.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur operatives are now in high morale and thanks to the Presidency and the nation\u2019s service chiefs for establishing and adequately supporting Operation Hadarin Daji.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026.We have opened up a communications centre that will offer 24-hour service for our callers to give credible information that will help in arresting any security breach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hoping that the telephone service providers as partners are expected to allow callers to make distress calls toll free so that the information can continue to flow.\u201d<\/p>\n
He appealed to members of the public, especially rural dwellers, to always give credible information to the command, and assured that callers\u2019 identity would be confidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian Army on Tuesday expressed concerns that terrorists and Jihadists have taken over banditry operations in Zamfara state. The Theatre Command of Operation Hadarin Daji, Major-General Jide Ogunlade, disclosed this at a press briefing at the command headquarters in Gusau, on Tuesday. He said: \u201cJihadists and terrorists have now infiltrated the ranks of bandits that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":5121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14],"tags":[591,354,532,150],"class_list":["post-11996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-bandits","tag-security","tag-terrorism","tag-zamfara"],"yoast_head":"\n