Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido

Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido

By: Zagazola Makama

Communities involved in a recent farmers-herders conflict in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State have agreed to a ceasefire and resolved to embrace peace following a high-level intervention by security agencies.

Zagazola Makama report that security delegation deployed for an on-the-spot assessment to the area on Monday, held a peace meeting with key stakeholders in the affected communities.

The meeting, which was held in Karim Lamido town, ended successfully without incident, as leaders of both the farming and herding communities pledged to maintain peace and work together to prevent further clashes.

To ensure sustained calm and protection of lives and property, security personnel were immediately deployed to flashpoints across the local government area.

The deployments include 40 Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel, conventional police officers, Nigerian Army troops, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives, as well as local vigilantes and hunters stationed in Munga Doso.

In Bandawa, an Anti-Kidnapping Squad has also been mobilised, and adequate security arrangements are in place to deter criminal activity.

Taraba communities agree to ceasefire as police deploy personnel in Karim Lamido