By Sesi Noah The Nigerian Army says it has achieved a major breakthrough in its ongoing operation against bandits in Kogi State. According ...
By Sesi Noah
The Nigerian Army says it has achieved a major breakthrough in its ongoing operation against bandits in Kogi State.
According to Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, spokesperson of the 12 Brigade Lokoja, troops neutralised a feared bandit commander, Kachalla Bala, along with five of his men, during a fierce gun battle on Friday, September 5.
The operation, which began on September 1 under Operation EGWUA A TITE II, has seen significant successes so far, including the rescue of kidnapped victims and the recovery of weapons across Lokoja, Kabba-Bunu, and Yagba West local government areas. Items recovered include five dane guns, a motorcycle, two mobile phones, and an AK-47 magazine with 20 rounds of ammunition.
Troops of the 126 Battalion, backed by hybrid forces, earlier engaged bandits around Tunga, neutralising two, while air raids on September 2 targeted fleeing criminals in Ankomi. Clearance operations in Aleke, Ungwan Soni, and Ungwan Nyaba on September 3 also led to the rescue of a kidnapped man, Mr. Pabo Suleiman, and his two children.
Brig.-Gen. Kasim Sidi, Commander of the Brigade and Operation Accord III, personally led several of the missions, boosting troop morale, destroying hideouts, and maintaining dominance through patrols and ambushes.
Abdullahi reaffirmed that the Army remains committed to wiping out banditry and other criminal activities in Kogi and its enough
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