Breaking: Buhari Orders Military Force On Bandits During Residents Of Zamfara

Following the recent attack by bandits in Zamfara, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered military action in the state.

It has been learnt that Buhari had approved" the setting up of an Intelligence Fusion Centre in Maiduguri for the purpose of gathering and sharing intelligence among security agencies."

The tweet added that Buhari has approved" the movement of the 1 Brigade of@HQNigerianArmy from Sokoto to Gusau upon the take-off of the 8 Division, and  the stationing of a full battalion of Special Forces in Zamfara State, and the operationalization, in the new Order of Battle (OBAT), of the newly-established 8 Division of @HQNigerianArmy in Sokoto."

According to tweets from @NGRPresident :

State House Press Release: President@MBuhari has ordered a military crackdown on bandits operating in rural communities in Zamfara State, following fresh attacks on some communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government Areas.

To tackle Boko Haram's increasingly desperate use of suicide bombers, President@MBuhari has also approved the setting up of an Intelligence Fusion Centre in Maiduguri for the purpose of gathering and sharing intelligence among security agencies.#GovtAtWorkNE

3/ The President has also approved the movement of the 1 Brigade of@HQNigerianArmy from Sokoto to Gusau upon the take-off of the 8 Division.

2/ To enable the army carry out this new mandate, PMB has approved the stationing of a full battalion of Special Forces in Zamfara State, and the operationalization, in the new Order of Battle (OBAT), of the newly-established 8 Division of @HQNigerianArmy in Sokoto.