By Mercy Osasogie Ekhator

The acting Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, visited the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto on Sunday as part of efforts to combat the new terror group, Lukarawa.

Olukoyede ordered the troops to crush the new terror group which was reportedly inducing youths in the state into its fold.

The Defence Headquarters had last week identified Lukarawa as a new terror group operating in Kebbi and Sokoto States.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the terror group is affiliated with jihadi factions in Mali and Niger, raising security concerns in the northwestern region of the country.

Speaking with newsmen in the Masallaci community in the Tangaza Local Government Area, Oluyede called on the residents of the community to always give accurate and timely information to the troops to help them in the fight against insecurity.

Oluyede also visited troops in the Illela Local Government Area of the state where he held meetings with officers of the battalion in the state.

He also met with other security agents and emphasised the need to collaborate.