Troops kill scores of bandits in Benue

Troops of 72 Special Forces Battalion have killed scores of bandits while some escaped with gunshot wounds during a clearance operation Kwatan Gyemu of Benue state.
Four motorcycles were recovered from the bandits, according to army spokesperson, Brig.
Gen.
Texas Chukwu in a statement.
He said troops also arrested four “criminals” at Okungbo during a cordon and search operation.
He said: “Items recovered include: seven locally made rifles/ revolvers, nine rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, two handsets and some documents.
“Similarly, troops of 222 Battalion deployed in operation LAFIYA DOLE on 14 June 2018 embarked on a recovery operation to a forest at Kawuri.
“Items recovered include: one AK 47 rifle, four AK47 Magazines, 45 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and six rounds of 5.56mm special ammunition.” He said preliminary investigation revealed that the rifles belong to one Mr.
Abiso Ali, 37, and Mr Samaila, 25.
He added that both men hailed from Suraja village.
In a related development, the Nigerian Air Force has said that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at Parisu and Takwala, areas of Borno State.
NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya said the mission followed the discovery, by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, of activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the two locations.
He said: “Consequently, the ATF detailed 2 NAF Alpha Jet aircraft, armed with rockets and cannons, to interdict the locations.
“Overhead the objective, the NAF fighter aircraft acquired and attacked the objectives with rockets and cannons.
At the end of the mission, it was observed that the attack platforms successfully engaged the remnants of the terrorists hibernating within the settlements and consequently neutralised them.
“The NAF will continue to deploy its platforms to conduct intensive ISR missions aimed at discovering the locations of possible remnants of Boko Haram