Three Local Governments in Benue state have been cleared camps of all armed gangs and normalcy restored to the cities, the defence headquarters has said.
In ‘Operation Restore Peace’ aimed at addressing the deteriorating security situation in parts of the North Central, Military troops deployed to Benue have arrested members of armed gangs and recovered arms in Guma, Gwer West and Agatu Local Government Areas of the state.
This was made known in a statement signed by the director of defence information, Major Gen. Chris Olukolade.
He said: “the mission has also resulted in the destruction of militant camps, arrests as well as recovery of arms in Shendam area of Plateau State. 2 AK 47 rifles were recovered after an encounter with troops of Special Task Force and the armed gangs in their enclaves in Shimanker in Plateau State. In Kaduna State, militants camps in Ladduga near Kachia were destroyed while arms were equally recovered in Maigungume Hills in Niger State.”
He also stated that General Officers Commanding (GOCs) are directly supervising these operations in their Area of Responsibility in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger States as troops comb forests in the mission to apprehend members of armed gangs and destroy their enclaves.
