Defence Head quarters says only bandits were killed in Benue operation, not civilians

The defence headquarters (DHQ) says its troops did not kill residents of Konshisha in Benue state. 

Following the statement by the military, confirming 11 of its soldiers that were killed in an attack by suspected gunmen in the area, there have been unconfirmed reports that troops were reinforced to the area for a “revenge operation”. But in a statement on Friday, Onyema Nwachukwu, DHQ spokesperson, said the reinforcement team went after suspected bandits who were occupying houses deserted by the villagers and such houses were burnt by the troops, adding that using villagers’ houses for hideouts was one of the tactics of the bandits to draw negative comments on the military.

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