The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered the deployment of special forces and aerial surveillance assets to Oyo State following recent kidnapping incidents in the state.
This is as he assured residents that troops would maintain a relentless posture until the perpetrators are brought to account and the region’s security is completely restored.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday during a briefing on the military’s activities for May, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Michael Onoja, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria acknowledged the security concerns in Oyo and expressed sympathy to the affected families, the government and residents of the state.
“The Defence Headquarters explicitly acknowledges the recent kidnapping incident reported within Oyo State.
“The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, extends his heartfelt sympathy and solidarity to the affected families, the government and good people of Oyo State, reaffirming that the AFN views any threat to civilian peace as an intolerable affront to national sovereignty,” he said.
