Troops neutralise suspected bandits, recover rustled livestock in Plateau

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, person neutralised a suspected bandits pursuing an onslaught connected information unit during a clearance cognition successful Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

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

Zagazola stated that the cognition was conducted astatine astir 7:00 a.m. connected June 26 pursuing credible reports connected the activities of equipped livestock rustlers astir the Gero precocious grounds successful Jos South LGA.

He noted that during the operation, the troops intercepted a herd of cattle allegedly grazing connected cultivated farmland.

According to him, the troops came nether sporadic gunfire from suspected militia soon aft the interception.

He added that troops responded by holding their presumption and calling for reinforcements.

The information adept further revealed that further troops from Sector 3 astatine Rafin Bauna, alongside different reinforcements led by the Commander of Sector 6, swiftly mobilised to the country and engaged the attackers successful a firefight.

“During the encounter, 1 suspected bandit was neutralised, portion others fled the scene.

“A hunt of the country led to the betterment of 2 mobile phones and the sum of N14,000, believed to person been abandoned by the ...