Army tok say troops kill two suspected bandits for Kogi ambush
- Army troops of Operation Whirl Stroke ambush suspected bandits on Adankolo–Apata Road for Kogi State on Saturday.
- Dem later find two bodies for Adankolo Forest, and dem recover one locally made pistol and ammunition.
- Major General Moses Gara praise the troops and ask residents to continue to pass credible information to security agencies.
Troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, kill two suspected bandits for ambush along Adankolo–Apata Road for Kogi State on Saturday, army talk.
The operation follow intelligence on movement of suspected criminals around communities for Kabba-Bunu and Lokoja Local Government Areas, according to statements wey dem post on Nigerian Army's X handle and share with reporters.
Soldiers lay ambush on wetin army describe as suspected supply route. Dem make contact with the group, subdue dem and force dem to run, the statements talk.
Follow-up search later lead troops to Adankolo Forest, where dem find bodies of two suspected bandits. Dem recover one locally made pistol, one cartridge and one empty case of 7.62mm special ammunition.
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Force Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke and General Officer Commanding 5 Division, Major General Moses Gara, commend the troops for wetin army call successful operation.
He urge members of public to continue to support security agencies with timely and credible information on suspicious activities, talk say security na everybody responsibility.
Gara also restate task force commitment to intelligence-led operations to protect lives and property across area of responsibility.
For residents of Kabba-Bunu, Lokoja and nearby communities, army message na reminder say dem still dey ask for tips from public. People wey see suspicious movement dem dey encourage to report to security agencies instead of confront anybody by themselves.
The accounts differ small on timing. Vanguard report say dem find bodies around 9pm, while Leadership put am around 0900 hours and Punch talk say search happen later same morning. Army own post, as Punch quote, talk say "Later the same morning".
There also be difference in spokesman rank and name: Vanguard call am Captain Ahmad Zubairu, while Leadership describe am as Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, acting Media Information Officer of the operation.
All reports agree on core facts: two suspected bandits were killed, operation happen for Kogi State on Saturday, and same items were recovered.
