{"id":7013,"date":"2018-02-07T08:43:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=7013"},"modified":"2018-02-11T21:57:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T04:57:58","slug":"army-launches-44-day-operation-in-benue-taraba-other-nc-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/army-launches-44-day-operation-in-benue-taraba-other-nc-states\/","title":{"rendered":"#LongOverDue: Killer Herdsmen Attacks In The Middle Belt: Army launches 44-day operation in Benue, Taraba &amp; other NC states"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7014\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4A931167-2B02-459A-A7AB-AB67AE35B92D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4A931167-2B02-459A-A7AB-AB67AE35B92D.jpeg 674w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4A931167-2B02-459A-A7AB-AB67AE35B92D-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4A931167-2B02-459A-A7AB-AB67AE35B92D-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4A931167-2B02-459A-A7AB-AB67AE35B92D-100x67.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>#LongOverDue: Killer Herdsmen Attacks In The Middle Belt: Army launches 44-day operation in Benue, Taraba\u00a0&amp; other NC states<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Army said\u00a0on Wednesday\u00a0that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states in order to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen\/farmers&#8217; clashes.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj Gen David Ahmadu, who announced this in Abuja on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, said the exercise would run from\u00a0February 15 to March 31, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#LongOverDue: Killer Herdsmen Attacks In The Middle Belt: Army launches 44-day operation in Benue, Taraba\u00a0&amp; other NC states The Nigerian Army said\u00a0on Wednesday\u00a0that it will begin Exercise Ayem Akpatuma covering Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states in order to tackle the cases of kidnappings, herdsmen\/farmers&#8217; clashes. 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