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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, over the incessant killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups.

The killing, which is becoming almost a daily occurrence, has left many dead, several others injured and maimed, and several houses burnt, leaving many homeless.

Vanguard gathered that Lt Gen Oluyede departed Abuja, Tuesday morning, accompanied by his Principal Stafftaff Officers (PSOs) and other top officers at the Army Headquarters, to the state to have an on-the-spot assessment of the situation on the ground.

Sources further said the army chief has ordered the deployment of more troops to the state to give the militia and other armed groups terrorising the people of the state the battle of their lives.

In Benue State, the source said, the COAS will hold strategic meetings with all operational and unit commanders to brainstorm on the way forward as well as review the ongoing operations with a view to end the killings.

The COAS will also visit troops’ locations and operational bases in the state to interact with troops and boost their morale and fighting spirit.

The COAS is also expected to visit villages that have been attacked and reassure residents of their safety and the resolve of the Nigerian army to protect the lives and property of law-abiding citizens.

The COAS is said to be unhappy with reports of daily killings in Benue that have ravaged the state in the past few weeks and may order some strategic changes, including the redeployment of some commanders to head some of the operational units on ground.

General Oluyede, while in the state, will personally lead troops in the operation on the battlefront. He is expected to spend some days in the state before relocating back to Abuja.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/herdsmen-killings-attacks-army-chief-oluyede-relocates-to-benue-with-psos/

What will this achieve? The real shot callers are laughing somewhere. After the dust has settled, they will hit again and take more territories. One group has effectively caged us all.

CodeTemplarr:
What will this achieve? The real shot callers are laughing somewhere. After the dust has settled, they will hit again and take more territories. One group has effectively caged us all.

Ignorance is never an excuse.

This is great

CodeTemplarr:
What will this achieve? The real shot callers are laughing somewhere. After the dust has settled, they will hit again and take more territories. One group has effectively caged us all.

you have a valid point

CodeTemplarr:
What will this achieve? The real shot callers are laughing somewhere. After the dust has settled, they will hit again and take more territories. One group has effectively caged us all.

It will achieve more than enough. Infact it shows the army chief is active and determine to end the Menace.

However, unlike his predecessor, he needs to watch his back - All lizards lie prostrated, who can tell which one has stomachache?

Relocation without good battle strategy will only amount to futility.

Anyways, good luck to them on their relocation exercise.

Long overdue.

Fido24:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/herdsmen-killings-attacks-army-chief-oluyede-relocates-to-benue-with-psos/

In the words of Kalu, political elites are behind these killings in other to distabilise the govt, the way they did to past istrations.


Meanwhile, the man at centre too, would be shying away from arresting and prosecuting the politicians.

They would keep merry go round a point, until time expires and handle the rot society to the next politicians.


I think military govt is better for society like Naija.

Gra gra dey him body, Mtcheeww...




He relocated to Borno the other day, what has changed?

Noted.

Same strategy. I laugh when these guys don't know who they are fighting.

The people you are fighting with are not your regular ragtag armies. They have seasoned Generals and Commanders among their leaders. They know about strategies, military strategies.

The army have been loosing battles to them because those guys are more strategic! They know you and your weapons, do you know them? They are ready and willing to eliminate you and your people...are you ready to eliminate them? Get smart; only then can you compete against them!!!

Packing my bags. Coming to you sir 🖖

Always playing to the gallery.
No actual plan.
No solution.
No strategy.

Anything to please their dvmb followers.

How will this curb the menace

Hope they're relocating to fight the real battle with the herdsmen and not to play politics with people's lives.

Benue don suffer wells.

It's obvious from last dispensation and now this regime that this strategy alone doesn't work. Is that the only idea? I mean you can decimate those people with different strategies. Mount a decent roads blocks, those roads leading to farms and farm settlements and remote villages especially at night times for a year and watch herdsmen attack die there.
Incorporate vigilance with modern equipments like secret drones. Look out for sponsors of killer herdsmen too, arrest, prosecute them

very commendable, like his predessesor

All they need to do is to arrest the sponsors of those group benue will have peace


They dont want to do.that because of 2027 election

Ok

CodeTemplarr:
What will this achieve? The real shot callers are laughing somewhere. After the dust has settled, they will hit again and take more territories. One group has effectively caged us all.

So what what's the solution? what is the name of the group? What is ur intel?

u cannot outrightly condemn effort without proffering a better alternative.

T

Mr relocator

No be to relocate go sit down for one better hotel dey chill with olosho ooo

Army Chief visits Benue not relocates.

He will be back in Abuja before you know it.

That is how he relocated to Borno but he is always in Abuja

More kinetic methods need to utilized by the community, local government and state government

Una brains and heads just dey function well, that's the way to go

They are always relocating on paper...!

It's really not about relocating... It's about committing resources and personnel to get the job done.


There's no need for such image laundering and media grandstanding.

Everything is not by show of force .
In situations like this , intelligence report is key .
To the best of my knowledge , the DSS is in charge of intelligence gathering , right ?
What is the intelligence gathering , sharing and execution like currently in Benue state ?

Mr Olufemi Oluyede, these jihadis want to islamize the whole Benue

I hope that some people within the ranks and files of the armed forces are not informants to the herders. I have the feeling that there is a mole that would be leaking sensitive military activities to the marauders

I hope they will not used airstrikes on innocent people