Tor Tiv James Ayatse says establishing state police will address national security gaps.
According to Mr Kunde, the herders-farmers violence has so far destroyed property and farmlands worth over N425 billion in eight local governments.
Mr Adamu said during the exercise there would be massive movement of soldiers and equipment
The defence chief also reiterated the resolve of the military to defend democracy and rid the nation of all forms of security challenges.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, says the military will continue to go after all adversaries until they surrender or are eliminated.
The president noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region were battling a “mobile and elusive irregular force.”
“The newly appointed and redeployed senior officers are expected to assume their offices on or before Friday, Jan. 6,” Mr Abioye added.
Mr Bello said he remained transparent in managing the state’s resources by opening up the books of income and expenditure to the people.
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College held a memorial service for the 165 military officers who died in a plane crash in 1992 at Ejigbo on the outskirts of Lagos.
