The Defence Headquarters, Abuja,
on Monday, said no troop had been deployed in Benue and other states as
recommended by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s committee on herdsmen crisis.
The Defence Director of
Information, Brig-Gen John Agim, said the police were on the ground in the
states, stressing that the military were the “last line of defence.”
The Osinbajo committee, which was
set up by the National Economic Council to find lasting panacea to the killings
by herdsmen across the country, recommended increased military presence in
Benue and other states affected by the attacks.
But Agim said the decision had
not been communicated to the military.
He said, “The report just came
out. They (the troops) have not moved in. You will recall that the Federal
Government asked the Inspector-General of Police to move into Benue State. I
have seen the report that the military are going to be given more roles; but
that was just yesterday.
“There is a laid down rule and
regulation. The military are the last line of defence. We cannot become the
police. It is only when the police go in and they find it difficult that we
move in. In a normal situation, the state governor will ask the President, who
will take the request to the National Assembly before military is deployed.”
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