The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has urged traditional rulers in the North West to support troops with actionable information.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said that Yahaya made the plea during a courtesy call on the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk, on Friday in Daura, Katsina.
The COAS said that sharing of information was a crucial role of the local authorities, adding that it was pivotal in decisively checking the activities of criminals. He said he was on an operational tour of army formations and units within eight Division and the North West theatre of operation, to evaluate, re-strategise and reinvigorate ongoing operations.
Yahaya reiterated that the Nigerian army was positively disposed to collaborating with other security agencies and stakeholders in the region, to effectively degrade activities of bandits and other criminal elements.
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