Troops Neutralise 2 Bandits, Recover 1,000 Cattles In Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with their counterparts from Operation Safe Haven have neutralised two (2) bandits and recovered 1,000 cattle at Jebjeb Village in Karim-Lamido local government area of Taraba State.

Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Captain Olubodunde Oni said in a statement that acting on credible intelligence, the troops responded swiftly to a report of armed bandits on approximately 30 motorcycles who had crossed from Plateau State into Taraba State for the criminality.

Oni said the criminal elements launched a cattle rustling operation targeting a Fulani settlement near Jebjeb Village in Karim Lamido LGA.

He explained that the troops of 6 Brigade, in conjunction with their counterparts from Operation SAFE HAVEN deployed in Kampani area of Wase LGA, Plateau State, mobilised and deployed forces toward Komodoro village.

“Upon contact, the bandits who had already fled across the river boundary into Daji Madam Forest in Plateau State, were engaged in a fierce firefight.

“During the encounter, troops neutralised two of the bandits and successfully recovered about one thousand (1,000) rustled cattle. The recovered livestock were immediately herded to safety and relocated to Jebjeb community in Karim Lamido LGA,” Oni said.

He added that that plans were underway to conduct thorough identification and verification processes to ensure the rustled cattle were returned to their rightful owners in due course.