Toops neutralise two bandits, avert ethnic clash in Benue
A statement by Col. Onyema Nwanchukwu, the Director Defence Information – DDI, on Saturday said one of the bandits was killed at the Nagi-Ucheki- Audu- Enger- Adudu axis in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue during patrol.He explained that the troops averted the clash by responding to a distress call of an imminent violent clash between Tivs and Jukuns at the border community.
The DDI said that although the troops met with stiff resistance by armed men, they overpowered them, killing one, while the others fled. He said two AK 47 rifles, four rifle magazines, 74 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, one machete, one mobile phone and a bag of charms, one locally fabricated gun and a dagger were recovered from the two scenes of encounter.
In a similar encounter, Nwachukwu said, troops on a fighting patrol to Ikyoawe, Tsegumme and Tsezongo communities in kwande Local Government Area of Benue destroyed a militia camp after dislodging the criminals.“After the encounter, the troops recovered two rifle magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition and two mobile handsets,” he said.
The DDI urged the people to watch out for persons with gunshot wounds seeking medical attention and promptly report them to security agencies close to their location.
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