Emergingnation:
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Sends Reinforcement Troops From Borno To South-East In IPOB, ESN Showdown
Military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that the reinforcements were drawn from some battalions including the 231 Tank Battalion in Biu, Borno State, which is under the 3 Armoured Division, Jos, Plateau State.

The Nigerian military has drafted reinforcement troops from some of its formations fighting insurgency in Borno State to join the troops in the South-East region over the military’s clash with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). 

 
Military sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that the reinforcements were drawn from some battalions including the 231 Tank Battalion in Biu, Borno State, which is under the 3 Armoured Division, Jos, Plateau State.


As of January 2021, the Commanding Officer of the 231 Battalion, Biu, was a southerner, Lt. Col. M. E. Obi, who is ordinarily versed with the workings of the South-East, but it is not sure whether he will be in the South-East alongside the reinforcements.

 
“Yes, some troops are moving from the North-East to the South-East as reinforcements. They started moving from Wednesday. Among them are those from the 231 Tank Battalion; they are believed to be more trained in quelling uprisings,” a top source confirmed.

 
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday held a meeting with the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, telling them to adopt certain security measures in the South-East and the South-South geopolitical zones of the country.

 
SaharaReporters had on Tuesday reported that military sources familiar with the development said some of the measures which Buhari approved for the two zones were regular operational procedures to curb the growing violence.

 
“The police and military have been recording casualties in the South-East during raids and gun battles with the criminals disturbing the region. Therefore, the focus would shift more to air power in the coming weeks. Combat helicopters and other aircraft would be deployed to conduct massive raids on the hideouts from the air. It does not matter whether the hideouts are for the Indigenous People of Biafra or its armed outfit, what the military is looking for are criminals,” the source had revealed.

 
“There is also the likelihood of arrest of more traditional rulers, community heads and chiefs by the security agencies to extract key information. The army and police believe that the traditional and community intelligence will be important to suppress the IPOB and ESN uprising. The South-East states have to warn their traditional rulers against conniving with the agitators. You see how many traditional rulers were arrested, sanctioned, detained and dethroned in the North-West for conniving with bandits. The same table is turning to the South-East and South-South regions,” another security source had revealed.

 
SaharaReporters had gathered that the police and the army operatives were still conducting intelligence operations in the South-East and South-South, and will intensify their reach based on the new President’s directive.

 
SaharaReporters had reported on May 3 that security officials, due to the precarious situation had deserted their stations, and now prefer to go to work in mufti the few times they go there.

 
It had been gathered that most policemen, particularly those who are not Igbo indigenes, are desperately seeking for redeployments amidst fear of the incessant attacks by “unknown gunmen.”

 
SaharaReporters had on April 19 reported that most policemen in Abia wear mufti, after heavily armed men attacked Uzuakoli Police Station in the Bende Local Government Area in a string of attacks on other stations.  


http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/14/exclusive-nigerian-army-sends-reinforcement-troops-borno-south-east-ipob-esn-showdown

ablejesus26:
This is not good at all.
You see why I was never in support of this senseless ugm killings.
Now the innocent people will be in fear of something they have no hand in.
If only we had reasonable Governors in the SE. If only.

goodnessme1:
omoslim26 you are right and wrong at the same time.

able20:
That clueless Buhari has finally divided the country. He created room for separations & divisions , the youths in the SE/SS/SW has no choice than to trust their own regional leaders.
Buhari failed to unite Nigeria even after election he was still busy serving only the Fulani /Hausa agenda against the interest of other regions.

November1857:
Confused government! How can you send reinforce troops from Bornu to SE, has war against insurgents in the Northeast ended..

ablejesus26:
This is not good at all.

You see why I was never in support of this senseless ugm killings.

Now the innocent people will be in fear of something they have no hand in.

If only we had reasonable Governors in the SE.
If only.

McStoic:

Oh shut it already! You are full of fear. What's even the essence of this your moniker. Onye okwukwe nta!

Winnerforever:
[b]The million dollar question is this - can the Nigerian army fight in the forests or would they go about harrasing innocent citizens in the towns and cities


Know the cowards, they will stay out of the forest..

Authority1o1:
Okay...


And they think the troops would suffice? They should withdraw every fighting force the nation has from their posts and send them down there to deal with those terrorists.

Infact, the world now has a very great threat that demands the suspension of everything it is focused on now. Israel should stop that mini war and get down here to battle these terrorists.

If I were the president, I would dialogue with Boko Haram to lend us arm and men to deal with these people who want to break out from our booming country.

They will tell us if they're wiser than Lord Lugard and his girlfriend who formed this nation.

tit:
Middle belt, Yoruba, and South south soldiers will not be part of any evil actions planned by the Fulani against the south east.
Tell your relations in the army not to take part in any acts of oppression.
The pilot of NAF 579 is going to be summarily dealt with soon.

November1857:
Confused government! How can you send reinforce troops from Bornu to SE, has war against insurgents in the Northeast ended..