Tinubu Deploys Troops to Kaiama, Launches Operation Savannah Shield
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an Army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly overnight terrorist attack on Worro community that claimed several lives.
The President directed that the new military formation spearhead Operation Savannah Shield, a targeted security operation aimed at crushing terrorist elements, restoring calm, and protecting vulnerable communities in the area.
A statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy and n his official X account.
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Condemning the attack, Tinubu described the assailants as “cowardly, heartless and beastly”, accusing them of deliberately targeting defenceless villagers in a failed campaign of terror and forced indoctrination.
He expressed particular outrage that the attackers killed residents who rejected extremism, noting that the community had refused to embrace a violent ideology and instead upheld a peaceful and moderate practice of Islam.
“It is commendable that the community members, even though Muslims, refused to be conscripted into a weird belief that promotes violence over peace and dialogue,” the President said.
Tinubu urged close collaboration among federal and state security agencies to provide immediate relief to affected residents and ensure that those responsible for the atrocity are tracked down and brought to justice.
The President also prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims and condoled with bereaved families, as well as the government and people of Kwara State.
By PRNigeria
