Tinubu Deploys Troops to Kwara Communities After Deadly Terrorist Attack
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama LGA in Kwara state following a deadly attack by suspected terrorists on the Nuku and Woro communities on Tuesday.
In a statement released on Wednesday night, Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, quoted Tinubu as saying the new military command will lead “Operation Savannah Shield” to “checkmate the barbaric terrorists and protect defenseless communities.”
Onanuga noted that the president “condemned the cowardly and beastly attack” and described the gunmen as “heartless for choosing soft targets in their doomed campaign of terror.”
“President Tinubu expressed rage that the attackers killed community members who rejected their obnoxious attempt at indoctrination, choosing instead to practice Islam that is neither extreme nor violent,” the statement reads.
“It’s commendable that the community members, even though Muslims, refused to be forced into a strange belief that promoted violence over peace and dialogue.”
Onanuga said President Tinubu urged collaboration between federal and state agencies to provide support to affected residents and “ensure those who committed the atrocities do not go free.”
“President Tinubu prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and expressed condolences to those who lost family members. He also extended condolences to the people and the government of Kwara State,” he added.
