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Residents of four of the five Plateau villages, both Fulani and Berom, who were evacuated last week are now free to return to their houses,except those of Mahanga where the military operation is still going on, an official of the Special Task Force has told PREMIUM TIMES.
Our reporter witnessed the STF deputy commandant briefing some Berom and Fulani leaders on the progress of the military operationwhich saw residents of Mahanga, Kakuruk, Kuzen, Maseh and Shong 2 evacuated from theircommunities and moved to temporary camps.
The operation, meant to chase out "murderers and criminals" suspected to be hiding in the villages, is about 80 per cent complete, officials said.
But residents of Mahanga are to remain in their camps until the operation is completed.
The Federal Government had last week ordered the military to deploy maximum force to flush out insurgents who were launching sporadic attacks on villages in Plateau state, killing scoreseach time they strike.
In compliance with the order, the defence headquarters served signal that soldiers would raid locations believed to be hideouts of the suspected criminals launching the attacks and destabilizing the state.
To avoid what the defence headquarters described as "collateral damage", inhabitants ofthe five villages were asked to move into a temporary camp provided by the state government.
Residents of a few other villages - Kura-falls, Kuzukand Sharuk, Rim of Gashish and Bachit – were allowed to remain in their communities butadvised should to be "careful of their movementwithin the area and avoid places of military operations.
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