Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) has killed five armed bandits who attacked a community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, today April 17.
Reports say that the soldiers raided the bandits’ hideouts within the borders of Benue and Nasarawa States respectively. It was also learnt that the bandits had earlier attacked Anune villagers, a rural community along Naka road in the outskirts of Makurdi LGA, and allegedly killed unspecified numbers of people. An eye witness said that a military helicopter was seen hovering around the affected village between 9:00am and 10:00am today just as soldiers and police moved around in trucks. The witness added that the security operatives drove into the forest area where the alleged bandits had earlier retreated into and that before long, the soldiers’ were seen returning with at least five dead bodies of the suspected attackers.
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