iDeemlawfulPresident Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to conduct a comprehensive security cordon of forests in Kwara State following recent incidents of kidnappings and terrorist activities.
The directive was revealed on Tuesday in a statement posted on X by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare.
Dare said Tinubu instructed the Nigerian Air Force to expand air surveillance across the innermost parts of the forests in Kwara, where terrorists are believed to be hiding.
He said, “President Tinubu has ordered total security cordon over the forests in Kwara State following recent kidnappings and terrorist activities.
“President Tinubu directed the Air Force to expand its air surveillance across the innermost parts of the forests in Kwara State where it is believed the terrorists are hiding. They are to maintain a 24-hour surveillance and link up with the boots on the ground.”
Dare added that the “order equally applies to the Kebbi and Niger States axis where many are expected to be rescued. Communities are also urged to provide timely information about strange movements and activities to aid the work of the security forces.”
The President’s directive comes after the wave of abduction and rescue of 38 churchgoers in Eruku, and;
The reported kidnapping of at least 10 residents on Monday evening in Isapa, a neighbouring community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
