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JUST IN: Army unveils special operation to end Plateau pogrom

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In a move to end the ongoing killings in Plateau State, Nigerian Army has launched a new military operation code-named Operation Hakorin Damisa IV.

Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, The Chief of Army Staff, who launched the new operation in Mangu Local Government Area of the state on Saturday said the aim was specifically to bring an end to the spate of attacks and killings in the LGA and other parts of the state.

Recall that over 300 civilians have been killed in Mangu Local Government Area and the neighboring communities in the last two months following a series of attacks by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias

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Meanwhile, after addressing troops deployed to carry out Operation Hakorin Damisa, the Chief of Army Staff moved to a Pilot Primary school in the community to have a meeting with the stakeholders

 

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