Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised no fewer than five violent extremists in Taraba State.
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army , have neutralised no fewer than five violent extremists in Taraba State .
The Army also revealed that the operation was conducted based on actionable intelligence regarding the extremists’ plans to abduct church members returning from a programme in Wukari along the Tor-Tse and Takum road. DURING Monday’s operation in Plateau, some guns were recovered from the neutralised bandits, with others seriously wounded.
Sources said 18 bandits were killed instantly alongside their informants, including some traditional rulers who were believed to have sold out for the pittance they always received from the bandits. He stated: “Today, we are flagging off MQR to advance our efforts in the security of lives and property in Lokoja metropolis and beyond.
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