Three armed militia men have been crush as Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE made up Sector 2 deployed at Katsina Ala, Ukum and Logo LGA’S of Benue state and those of Sector 4 drawn from parts of Taraba state at about 0430hrs on 22 April 2020 carried out a special raid operation on a suspected militia camp located at Anku Mbagen in Atera-Jange Torov Council Ward of Ukum LGA of Benue state recovering a large cache cache of arms, ammunition and other items.
The operation the Nigerian military said was sequel to a timely and credible information received on the activities of Tiv armed militia operating around the border areas of Benue and Taraba states.
The armed militia on sighting the troops opened a barrage of fire on own troops while the Special Forces troops responded swiftly and neutralized Three gang members prompting others to abandon their position and weapons fleeing into the bush with gunshot wounds.
Items recovered include One 81mm Mortar gun, five 60mm Commando Mortar.
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