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Troops of the 6 Brigade Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) of the Nigerian Army person dislodged eleven bandits’ enclaves crossed 2 section local governments of Taraba State.
Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, who disclosed this successful a connection successful Jalingo, listed the bandits’ camps stormed by the troops to see those successful Tarhembe, Tornyi, and Kando successful Tati, Takum section authorities country of the State.
Lt. Muhammad said 1 of the hideouts closed was adjacent to TY Farm successful Takum section government, conscionable arsenic the bandits were said to person destroyed farmland successful Ussa section authorities area.
The connection said the clearance operations was “in continuation of the ongoing Operation Lafiya Nakowa, aimed astatine flushing retired hibernating bandits and different transgression elements wrong Taraba State”.
He added that the cognition followed credible quality connected bandits’ activities astir Tarhembe, Tornyi, TY Farm, and Kando wide country successful Tati, Takum LGA, arsenic good arsenic reports of the demolition of farmlands successful Ussa LGA.
“Consequently, connected 05 October 2025, troops simultaneously embarked connected clearance operations successful the affected wide areas.
“Team A precocious into Tarhembe and Tornyi wherever interaction was made with bandits. The troops’ superior firepower forced the criminals to retreat into the forest,” the connection said.
Muhammad listed items recovered during the cognition by the troops to see 4 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition, 1 AK-47 mag and 1 motorcycle.
It further that explained that Team B, which conducted operations wrong Lissam successful Ussa LGA done Kutukok, Konkan, Fank Utaih, Kijwu, Kutukwo, Kwesati, and Alaha, cleared suspected hideouts without encountering resistance.
“However, suspected bandits’ camps wrong the areas were destroyed to contradict the criminals state of action,” the connection added.
The Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, commended the troops for their resilience, and urged the nationalist to continually supporting information agencies with timely and credible accusation to facilitate the occurrence of ongoing operations.
Uwa added that the operations person further disrupted the activities of transgression elements and denied them state of action.He assured section communities of the Nigerian Army’s committedness to protecting lives and property.
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