Troops Kill Three, Capture Four Armed Bandits

Troops have Killed Three and Captured Four Armed Bandits In Benue state.

News Rain Nigeria reports that not less than three armed bandits were killed, while four got arrested by Nigerian Military in Benue State.

The development according to the operation update release to the effect on Sunday by the Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations (CDMO), Major General John Enenche stated that the  high command of the Nigerian military, on Sunday, killed three bandits during a raid operation on bandits hideout on Saturday, in Benue state.

Troops Kill Three, Capture Four Armed Bandits

Major General John Enenche, said the troops also captured four of the armed bandits, noting that several of the armed bandits also fled with diverse degrees of gunshot wounds.

He said that the operation was conducted by  troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE, in the early hours of 12 December 2020, at Tomatar Ugba and Kundi villages in Mbacher council ward of Katsina-Ala LGA of Benue State.

Major General Enenche through the update disclosed that the operation was conducted following actionable technical and human intelligence reports.

While analysing how the Nigerian Military troops were able to carry out the successful operation, he stated that the gallant troops stormed the camps, engaged and overwhelmed the criminals with aggressive firepower, forcing them to flee in disarray.

He stated further that the indefatigable troops pursued the fleeing criminals and effectively neutralized 3 of them while several others fled with fatal gunshot injuries, but successfully apprehended 4 of the fleeing bandits.

Items recovered from the bandits as stated by the CDMO were 2 locally made rifles, 1 locally made pistol, 16 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 2 motorcycles, 3 generators, 2 pairs of military camouflage uniforms,  a large quantity of substances suspected to Indian Hemp, amongst other items.

General Enenche however stressed that the military high command requested members of the general public to continue to provide credible information to the troops operating within their localities.

He said the gallant troops are presently dominating the area with aggressive patrols and are equally on the trail of the fleeing bandits in order to locate and neutralize them.