He disclosed that the exercise would last from January 3, 2019 to February 24, 2019. Other senior officers at the event were, Brigade Commander of 32 Artillery, Brigadier General James Ataguba, heads of other security agencies, and members of the state executive council. Speaking, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu pledged to continue to support security agencies, as available resources would allow to enable them to carry out their constitutional responsibilities effectively. Akeredolu added that his administration was aware that no meaningful development could take place in an atmosphere devoid of peace. He said the suspects set ablaze an entire community in the area, attacked the people with arms and destroyed property worth millions of Naira.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2019 03:45 UTC