Fresh Benue attack: Gunmen shoot resident as troops launch manhunt

Troops of Sector 1, Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, person launched a manhunt for suspected gunmen aft responding to an onslaught connected Azebiam assemblage successful Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, wherever 1 nonmigratory was shot.

The improvement was disclosed successful a study by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information expert covering the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, troops stationed astatine Kyado were mobilised astatine astir 3:23pm. connected July 18 aft receiving a distress telephone that equipped men had attacked residents of the community.

By the clip the troops arrived, the attackers had already fled aft shooting 1 of the residents.

Makama further reported that information unit person since intensified patrols crossed the assemblage portion maintaining a beardown information beingness successful the area to forestall further attacks and way down those liable for the assault.

“Troops person continued to predominate the wide country and intensify patrols to forestall further attacks.”

Military authorities besides appealed to residents to proceed providing timely quality to information agencies, stressing that nationalist practice remains captious to ongoing operations aimed astatine curbing convulsive attacks successful parts of Benue State.

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