{"id":151520,"date":"2025-02-20T08:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T07:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/katsina-will-be-free-from-banditry-army-chief-pledges"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:37:26","slug":"katsina-will-be-free-from-banditry-army-chief-pledges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/katsina-will-be-free-from-banditry-army-chief-pledges","title":{"rendered":"Katsina will be free from banditry \u2013 Army Chief pledges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that Katsina State will soon be free from banditry as the Nigerian Army intensifies operations against criminal elements in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Oluyede made this pledge on Wednesday during his maiden operational visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army at the Natsinta Barracks in Katsina.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with officers, he said his visit aimed to assess the brigade\u2019s operations and address any challenges hindering their effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on the operational visit to Katsina State 17 Brigade, and the essence is for me to appraise the operational activities of the brigade, look at their challenges, and see how fast I can address them so that they can do the job we have assigned them to do very well,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Army Chief commended the efforts of the brigade in tackling insecurity and charged them to intensify their operations to completely eliminate bandits from the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will agree with me that the brigade has been doing well. I have come to urge them and charge them to do more so that we can eliminate all these bandits from the state and for us to have a safer state to live in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Oluyede reaffirmed the army\u2019s commitment to restoring security in Katsina, stressing that their objective is to ensure that the state is completely free from banditry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have recorded a number of successes, and that is why I\u2019m here to charge them to do more, because the essence is to eliminate the bandits totally from the state,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Army Chief also urged his troops to remain focused on their duty of defending the nation, emphasizing the importance of their role in securing lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>Oluyede emphasized that eliminating bandits from the region is a fundamental duty of the soldiers, as it aligns with their core responsibility of defending Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that ensuring security would create a safer environment for citizens, allow the government to focus on development, and ultimately improve the lives of Nigerians<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that Katsina State will soon be free from banditry as the Nigerian Army intensifies operations against criminal elements in the region. 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