Troops Bust 11 Bandits’ Enclaves, Recover Weapons, Motorcycle In Taraba

Eleven antithetic enclaves, wherever bandits are camped to motorboat attacks connected guiltless radical and communities crossed 2 section local governments of Taraba State, person been dislodged by troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army /Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS).

One of the hideouts wherever the bandits are reportedly camped for their heinous acts, was said to beryllium adjacent to TY Farm successful Takum section government, conscionable arsenic the bandits were said to person destroyed farmland successful Ussa section authorities area.

Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, the acting adjunct director, Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, who stated this successful a connection issued to newsmen successful Jalingo, mentioned different identified camps successful Tarhembe, Tornyi, and Kando wide country successful Tati, Takum 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.
According to the 6 Brigade APR, “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 statement, nevertheless listed items recovered during the cognition by the troops to include: 4 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition, 1 AK-47 mag and 1 motorcycle.

It further stated 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.

Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, the Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, commended the troops for their resilience, and urged the nationalist to proceed to enactment information agencies with timely and credible accusation to facilitate the occurrence of ongoing operations.

Uwa added that, the clearance operations person further disrupted the activities of transgression elements, denied them state of action.

He assured section communities of the Nigerian Army’s committedness to protecting lives and property.