The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the military will soon begin exercises, code named Kunama 2, in Southern Kaduna, parts of Kano and Plateau States.
He spoke with State House correspondents at the end of about six-hour security meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to him, troops are already on ground to stop the killings in Southern Kaduna. He added that other operations in the Northeast, Southsouth, and Southeast are on course.
His words: “Our troops are already in Southern Kaduna, we have our special forces operating there with other security agencies and we intend to launch an exercise very soon in Southern Kaduna, to cover some parts of Plateau and Kano States.
“It is part of our strategy for this year, to continue all the exercises we had before now. We have Crocodile Smile and Python Dance in the Niger Delta, but we will rename the Python Dance for the Southeast this year also.”
On Sambisa forest, Gen. Buratai said: “We are continuing our operations in that area, Lafiya Dole mandate, and the troops are still moving all over the area.”