May 28, 2026
By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of Joint Task Force North Central, Operation Savannah Shield, OPSS, to intensify operations aimed at decisively routing kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements threatening peace and security in Kwara and Niger states.
The COAS gave the directive on Thursday during his maiden operational visit to the Headquarters of JTF North Central, OPSS, at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Lieutenant General Shaibu emphasised that the Nigerian Army remained committed to its constitutional responsibility of safeguarding lives and property across the country.
