Security Challenges: Federal Government Plans To Pull Out Military From Volatile Areas - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 31, 2019
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 madethis known after the National Security Council meeting in Abuja, chaired byPresident Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Ibas, who declined to name the geo-political zones or Stateswhere military would cease to operate as from next year, said the decision towithdraw troops in some areas is to allow them focus on their primary duty ofdefending the country against external aggression.
In another development, Mandaragirau, a village in Biu LocalGovernment Area of Borno State was attacked on Sunday by suspected Boko Haraminsurgents, 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.