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Nasarawa Killing: Military Says It Has Begun Investigation Of Claim

Nigeria’s military authorities have said that they have not received any report of killings by its troops operating in Nasarawa State. This is coming after … Continue reading Nasarawa Killing: Military Says It Has Begun Investigation Of Claim


Military on Nasarawa KillingNigeria’s military authorities have said that they have not received any report of killings by its troops operating in Nasarawa State.

This is coming after the reported killing of over twenty people by a team believed to be soldiers in Keana Local Government Area of the state.

The military spokesperson, Major-General Chris Olukolade has, however, promised that investigations will be carried out to ascertain if those who carried out the attack are actually military soldiers.

In the meantime, the troops deployed to some North-Central states last week have started clearing camps and mopping up arms. According Major-General Olukolade, the troops were mandated to conduct operations aimed at addressing the security situation in the area.

He explained that normalcy had been restored in three local governments of Benue State while some arrests and recovery of arms have been made in the process.