Troops foil terrorist attack on Benue Yam Market, neutralise two

Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS, successful collaboration with operatives of the Benue State Civil Protection Guard, person foiled a violent onslaught connected Tor Donga Yam Market successful Benue State, neutralising 2 suspected terrorists and recovering arms and ammunition.

This was made known successful a station connected X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region.

Zagazola said the troops responded swiftly to a distress telephone on Sunday while conducting warring and confidence-building patrols astir the market.

He said upon arrival, the troops made interaction with the terrorists and engaged them successful a fierce weapon battle.

According to him, during the encounter, 2 suspected terrorists, identified arsenic Dantaraba and Golozo, were neutralised, portion others fled the country with varying degrees of injuries.

Items recovered from the suspects included 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 AK-47 magazine, 1 damaged pistol, 1 pistol magazine, six rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, 9 rounds of 9mm pistol ammunition, 1 ATM card, 1 Moniepoint ATM paper and different sundry items.

The information adept noted that the timely involution of the troops prevented what could person resulted successful important civilian casualties and disruption of commercialized activities astatine the fashionable Tor Donga Yam Market.

“The palmy cognition besides ensured that traders and re...