In another development, the Commandant, Nigeria Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Makurdi, Major.-General, Bamidele Ogunkale, has apologised to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom for soldiers attack on a community in North Bank on August 15.
Ogunkale tendered the apology during a courtesy call on the governor at the Peoples House, Makurdi earlier today.
He said he had already instituted a commission of inquiry headed by the Deputy Commandant to investigate the circumstances that led to the incident, and assured that perpetrators would be punished.
The commandant maintained that the army would collaborate with other security agencies to forestall the re-occurrence of such ugly incidence.