Two gunmen killed as troops launch night ambush in Plateau

Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE person killed 2 equipped gunmen during a coordinated ambush cognition successful Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The cognition was carried retired connected the evening of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, astir 7:49 p.m., successful the Marit wide country adjacent Doruwa Babuje, pursuing credible quality connected the question of suspected criminals successful the area.

According to the connection by the military, the equipped men had been terrorising adjacent communities done convulsive attacks, intersexual assault, and equipped robbery.

Upon sighting the suspects, troops laid an ambush and engaged them successful a weapon battle. Two of the gunmen were neutralised during the exchange, portion others fled into adjacent bushes nether the screen of darkness.

A hunt of the country led to the betterment of 1 locally made rifle, 5 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, a cutlass, a jackknife, and a mobile phone.

Troops person since maintained their beingness successful Marit and Lajam villages to guarantee the information of residents, portion efforts are ongoing to way down and apprehension the fleeing suspects.

“Troops stay firmly successful presumption wrong the wide areas of Marit and Lajam villages to guarantee the continued information of residents arsenic deliberate efforts are presently ongoing to way and apprehend different fleeing transgression elements,” the connection sai...