The District Chief Executive of Garu, Dr Osman Musa has confirmed the reports of Military brutalities in the area on Sunday.
He said on the midday news on TV3 that the brutalities happened in the early hours of Sunday.
“The Military operation took place in the early hours of this morning. A number of people have been injured in the process and are receiving treatment at a health facility,” he said.
Asked whether there has been any casualty, he answered “There is no any death at all, not to my knowledge. We started carrying the people to the hospital, I was among the first to have gotten there with injured persons, others also supported. I left the facility about 40 minutes ago, as of the time I left there had not been any deaths at all.
“Calmness is restoring, The Miltray have already left, they have gone back to camp and so the situation is quite calm now.”
Some residents of Garu and Bugri residents were injured following a dawn military operation in the communities.
The operation is believed to be a reprisal attack following an earlier assault on operatives of the National Security by a vigilante group.
The residents are traumatized following the action of the military.
The Kusaug Traditional Council, has expressed disappointment in the development. The Council is expected to issue a statement later.