The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has authorised the immediate deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion, an elite special forces unit, to Plateau State as part of decisive measures to swiftly contain security threats and reinforce ongoing stabilisation efforts in the area.
According to a press statement issued on February 9, 2026, by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, the decision underscores the military high command’s resolve to swiftly address emerging security threats and restore stability in affected areas.
The Troops who are already in the State to aggressively and decisively deal with the recent resurgence of banditry attacks will be a game changer in addressing the threat of insecurity.
Receiving the troops at Headquarters 3 Division, the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, Major General Folusho Oyinlola represented by the Chief of Staff, Operation Enduring Peace, Brigadier General Senlong Sule, welcomed the troops and urged them to be decisive and ruthless in carrying out offensive operations against the bandits. He appreciated the proactive leadership posture of the COAS for providing the needed combat enablers and other logistics requirements for effective actualization of the troops mandate.
Major General Oyinlola also appealed to the citizens of the State not to panic on sighting large number of troops movement and other heavy military equipment. He appreciated them for their continuous support to the military and called for more support in providing actionable and timely intelligence on criminal elements whereabouts to aid troops operations that would lead to desired peace in the State.
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