Army sending troops to Kerr Pateh pays dividends as armed robbery cases plummet

The army has said the deployment of troops to Kerr Pateh, NBR has successfully curbed the occurrence of armed robbery in the area.

In his end of year message, army chief Yakuba Drammeh said the army in 2020 maintained its operational tempo with a new deployment at Kerr Pateh village in the North Bank Region.

“This was precipitated by incidences of armed robberies and banditry activities by unscrupulous groups of individuals that threaten the peace and security in these communities.

“It is therefore, heartening to report that the deployment has been able to successfully curb the occurrence of these activities by criminals in the general area,” the army chief said.