The commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Maj Gen Sunday Igbinomwanhia, has stated the army will proceed to review its tactics and strategies against the enemies of the state.
Igbinomwanhia’s assertion was made at a stakeholder assembly that drew individuals from Benue, Nasarawa, and Taraba states on Wednesday.
He stated that synergy between civilians and army authority had helped OPWS achieve lowering the clashes between farmers and herders within the three states.
He added that the safety state of affairs between farmers and herders has immensely improved in contrast to 2017, due largely to OPWS’ use of pressure and peaceable means.
“This has greatly helped in reducing killings as well as criminality and has restored normalcy. The mandate of the operation is to put an end to the incessant killings of innocent citizens by armed robbers, bandits, armed herdsmen, militia groups, and other criminal elements in Benue, Nasarawa, and Taraba states,” Igbinomwanhia stated.
The Benue State chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Aondongu Saaku, stated that each crop and animal farmers wanted peace whereas lamenting that the continued clashes between the 2 teams had been threatening meals safety.
A member of the civil society organisation, Dr Victoria Daaor, stated that dialogue is the most suitable choice to dealer peace between farmers and herders.
Daaor, due to this fact, recommended OPWS for such a laudable initiative, stressing that it was the proper method to go.
