The Federal Government is set to begin withdrawal of military in some volatile areas where peace had been restored from 2020.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas made this known after the National Security Council meeting in Abuja, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Ibas, who declined to name the geo-political zones or States where military would cease to operate as from next year, said the decision to withdraw troops in some areas is to allow them focus on their primary duty of defending the country against external aggression.
In another development, Mandaragirau, a village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was attacked on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, who burnt down the community’s Church, a school and abducted a man, in spite of military effort.
Former chairman of Biu Local Government Area, Yusuf Adamu, who hails from Mandaragirau, also confirmed the attack.
