“Gana’s personal belongings, other items and thatched houses were destroyed.”
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
He added that while two members of the gang were killed in the encounter, others fled with various degrees of gunshot wounds. “Items recovered include: one locally fabricated machine gun, six locally made rifles, two locally fabricated cartridge guns and one dane gun. He added that the raid followed a credible information that the militia group were planning to attack a Tiv community over land dispute.
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