Troops Neutralize Bandit, Arrest Five in Benue and Taraba
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), neutralized a suspected bandit and arrested five others during separate operations in Benue and Taraba States. The operations occurred along the Gbise–Igyudu road in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State and at Peva in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba.
Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, the Acting Commander of JTF Operation Whirl Stroke, disclosed these details in statements made available to journalists on Thursday in Makurdi. On Wednesday, troops from Sector 1 were conducting a routine fighting patrol when they encountered two suspected bandits riding a motorcycle along the Gbise–Igyudu axis.
After positively identifying the armed suspects, the troops engaged them, resulting in a fierce exchange of fire.
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