The president said the attack was on members of a community exercising their rights to travel freely and to follow the faith of their choosing.
The operatives also arrested seven of the drug kingpins behind the syndicates in separate raids in Kogi, Nasarawa and Benue States.
“The law says that all customs and traditions that discriminate against women are null and void.”
Bandits have kidnapped more than 700 schoolchildren since December.
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The decision was reached at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting.
The two-day meeting…is also being attended by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
“Four of our people…were attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen,” a youth leader in the community said.
Federal officials confirmed fresh cases on January 29, more than two years after the country was declared free of the deadly virus.
Nine of the private universities are located in North Central, three in South South, two in South East, five in the North West and one in South West.
According to National Centre for Disease Control, Lagos, Plateau and Benue state recorded 653, 73, and 48 respectively on Sunday.
