chei....Herdsmen
attacked residents of Gabo village in Nengev and Turan
Councils wards of Logo LGA of Benue State on Friday
June 17th, leaving six people dead. See the very graphic photos abeg
Following received information from well meaning members of the public,
troops of Forward Operation Base (FOB), Ningi of 33 Artillery Brigade
conducted a fighting patrol at Dutsen Dumburum, Ningi Local Government
Area, Bauchi State yesterday, Saturday 18th June 2016.
Earlier intelligence reports confirmed the presence of kidnappers and
cattle rustlers in the locality which made the troops to swing into
action by organizing a fighting patrol to the area.
During the patrol, the team encountered the armed bandits and after
fierce exchange of gun fire, they were overpowered. The troops killed 3
of the armed bandits and rescued 3 kidnapped females held hostages by
the bandits pending payment of ransom.
The patrol team also recovered many items including arms and ammunitions
before destroying the camp.
The recovered items include 2 AK-47 rifles, 2 locally made Small Machine
Guns (SMGs), 1 Double-barrelled Dane Gun, 68 rounds of 7.62mm (Special)
ammunitions and 4 AK-47 rifle Magazines. Others include 2 Boxer
Motorcycles and 2 Mobile telephone handsets.
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