Troops Escort Farmers, Neutralise Armed Robber In Benue Operations

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) person intensified information patrols crossed Benue State, escorting farmers to their fields and responding to equipped attacks, with 1 transgression neutralised and arms recovered during a robbery incidental successful Ukum Local Government Area of the State.

In a connection connected Wednesday, Acting Media Information Officer of HQ JTF Operarion Whirl Stroke, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, said soldiers deployed astatine Ayilamo outpost successful Logo LGA swiftly moved into enactment connected September 15 aft receiving a distress telephone astir equipped herders shooting sporadically astatine Tse Anema village, Tombo Council Ward.

“Although the suspects fled connected sighting the advancing soldiers, the troops carried retired assertive patrols to predominate the country and reassure residents,” the connection read

The connection further noted that during clearance operations astatine Azege village, besides successful Logo LGA, troops intercepted 2 suspected criminals uprooting yams from farmland. The suspects reportedly fled into the bush erstwhile confronted. Soldiers besides discovered a soybean workplace ravaged by cattle and maintained patrols to forestall further destruction, portion securing the situation for farmers.

In a abstracted operation, astatine astir 5:15 p.m. the aforesaid day, “troops of the Defence Special Operations Force (DSOF) deployed astatine Afia Market, Ukum LGA, responded to quality reports of equipped criminals robbing traders. Upon arrival, the soldiers engaged the suspects, neutralizing 1 transgression and recovering an AK-47 rifle, a magazine, and 3 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition.”

The Force Commander, Joint Task Force OPWS, Major General Moses Gara, commended the troops for their “swift and nonrecreational response,” stressing the value of disarming transgression elements.

“Every brushwood with equipped elements indispensable beryllium followed with betterment of weapons to forestall specified arms from being utilized against guiltless citizens successful the future,” Gara said.

He reaffirmed the committedness of the Joint Task Force to ensuring that Benue, Taraba, and Nasarawa States stay secured from convulsive criminals.