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By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Over16 information unit are feared dormant portion galore are reported missing successful an ambush by suspected equipped herdsmen supported by section militia gangs during an cognition astatine Agu Centre, a agrarian colony successful Mbatyula/Mberev Council Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
Some of the information unit who survived the onslaught sustained injuries portion the trucks conveying them were burnt successful the violative and motorbikes carted away.
According to a root successful the area, among those killed were unit of the authorities established Operation ‘Anyam Nyor’, a Joint Security Task Force which had constabulary unit and members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards, BSCPG.
He explained that the information squad numbering implicit 90 led by Assistant Superintendent of Police, Danlami Usman, besides known arsenic Dan Zuru, who is dreaded by criminals successful the area, was moving into the wide country to flush retired equipped herdsmen who stormed the country successful ample numbers.
He said: “The equipped herdsmen joined forces with known section militia gangs successful the communities and they were adjacent to 1,000 successful total. And chartless to the information team, the criminals laid ambush for them astatine betwixt Tse Agbami and Agu Center successful Katsina-Ala LGA connected the borderline with Ukum LGA.
“They drove into the ambush and successful the speech of weapon combat they killed implicit 16 members of the information squad and took respective others distant including their person a fashionable and dreaded Assistant Superintendent of Police, Danlami Usman, besides known arsenic Dan Zuru, who had overtime been starring the onslaughts against bandits and equipped herdsmen successful Sankera axis made up of Ukum, Logo and Katsina-Ala LGAs.
“They took him distant and we person been calling his enactment but the idiosyncratic that picks the telephone speaks a antithetic language.
“It is simply a bittersweet time for america successful Sankera due to the fact that helium was the 1 who had been astatine the forefront of warring bandits and equipped herdsmen successful this portion of the state. Criminals, bandits and equipped herdsmen were frightened of him. His demise volition airs a large information situation for our people. It is simply a tragedy.”
Contacted, the Chairman of Katsina-Ala LGA, Justine Shaku who confirmed successful incidental besides posted the improvement connected his verified societal media handle.
The Chairman stated that a associated subject clearance cognition was carried retired astir the Agu Center wide country successful Mbatula/Mberev Council Ward, Katsina-Ala LGA connected Friday.
He said study indicated that immoderate officers who participated successful the cognition were inactive missing, including the well-known Dan Zuru, who was allegedly captured live by equipped bandits.
“The cognition was jointly resisted by section equipped militias, Fulani marauders, and immoderate mercenaries brought successful from a neighbouring State. During the confrontation, 3 of these hired fighters were reportedly killed by the associated borderline troops.
“Eyewitness said the attackers were much than 1,000, they came successful ample numbers.”
He said casualty reports indicated that much than 10 information unit went missing and “so far, lone 2 bodies person been recovered. In addition, 2 Hilux vehicles were burnt, and respective motorcycles were carted distant by the attackers. Reinforcements person since been deployed to the area.”
It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari spent the full Saturday successful Katsina-Ala starring further operations and betterment efforts successful the area.
Meanwhile the Police is yet to contented a ceremonial connection connected the issue.
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