Monday, August 24, 2026 -Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested two others in separate operations across Benue State.
The acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt Ahmad
Zubairu, stated this in a statement issued and made available to journalists on
Sunday.
According to the OPWS spokesperson, troops, acting on
credible intelligence on August 19, 2026, intercepted a suspected bandit
kingpin and his associates operating an illegal checkpoint along the
Jortar-Atume axis.
The statement read, “On arrival, the troops made contact
with the criminals, resulting in a firefight during which one suspected bandit,
identified by the nickname ‘Cool Nigga’, was neutralised.
“The other members of the group fled in disarray, abandoning
a motorcycle, which was recovered by the troops.”
The OPWS spokesperson added that two suspected kidnappers
were also arrested in a separate operation at Gou in Logo Local Government Area
of the state.
He said the two suspects, identified as Terhile Iyo, 44, and
Vershima Emmanuel, 32, had confessed to an attempt to kidnap one Mrs Balame
Nyikwagh of Gou village.
Lt Zubairu listed the items recovered from the suspects as
one locally made pistol, one cartridge, five TECNO torchlight phones, a
MoniePoint ATM card, an identity card, multiple SIM cards and charms, adding
that the suspects remained in military custody for further investigation.
While reassuring citizens in its areas of operation in
Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states of its commitment to protecting lives and
property, the force urged residents to continue providing timely and credible
information to security agencies.
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