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January 6, 2020
The Northern Governors Forum, NGF has called on the Federal Government to exercise caution in its plan to withdraw troops from hot-spots areas.
TheFederal Government had after a meeting of the National Security Councilannounced that beginning from the first quarter of this year, it wouldgradually withdraw military operations in some volatile areas in the country.
TheChief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, who briefed journalistsafter the meeting, clarified that withdrawal of troops would be done after anassessment to determine areas where peace had returned in order to enable civilauthorities to assume full control of security.
Butthe Northern Governors Forum chairman and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalongadvised that caution be taken in withdrawing troops, from unstable states whereGovernors and other stakeholders were beginning to build confidence in thepeople.