The Nigerian Army has vowed to put an end to the insecurity, ranging from Kidnapping, banditry, and other related criminal activities in the South-East geopolitical zone in a very short period of time, stressing that no stone will be left unturned.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja has said that the insecurity currently bedeviling the South East region will end soon.
The Army and other security agencies are working in peri pursue round the clock to address the insecurity in the region.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja made this promise at a meeting with the House of Representative Ad-Hoc Committee, investigating the killing and kidnapping in Isiukwuato and Umunnochi Local Government Areas in Abia state.
Lagbaja, represented by the Deputy Director Operations Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Gabriel Olufemi Esho, assured the people that all security agencies were working round the clock to address the insecurity in the region.
In his words,” The House of representative through its letter dated 3rd August 2023 requested that the Nigeria Army submit a memorandum to the ad-hoc committee to interface with relevant security agencies and stockholders in respect of incessant attacks of kidnappers, assassination and banditry and other criminal elements in and around these two local government areas, it is pertinent to state that incidence of kidnapping in Southeast region particularly in the second quarter of this year."
However, the Army boss assured the committee all hands are on deck, and the perpetrators will be brought to book sooner rather than later.
“Recently efforts of the Nigerian army through its Division in conjunction with other security agencies has diminished the threat of kidnapping,” he concluded.
