Jalingo — Ten armed bandits suspected to be
herdsmen have been killed by a joint police/
military operation at Naga village between
Taraba and Adamawa states. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations,
Falaye Olalayi, in a joint briefing by the police
and army, said the joint operation got
information that the killer herdsmen camped at
Katibu village in Lau Local Government Area of
Taraba State from where they launched their
attacks on Adamawa State in the past two
weeks. Army troops
He said based on information, they laid ambush
within the Katibu and Naga area until luck ran
out of the killer herdsmen yesterday.
The suspected herdsmen were also linked to
attacks on a village in Numan Local
Government Area of Adamawa State, yesterday,
where people were killed and houses razed.
He said: “The joint operation engaged the killer
herdsmen along Naga/Katibu axis in a gun
battle where our men over powered and killed
10 of them.
“One of them was captured alive, different guns
and bullets were recovered at the scene,
including four motorcycles while some of the
suspects escaped with bullet wounds.
“In our commitment to give peace to Nigerians,
we have resolved to engage the bandits in a
thorough fight across the two states and
Nigeria.”
The suspect, who was arrested by the joint
operation, told newsmen that the military
arrested him with a dane gun while he was
coming from a nearby village, where he went to
visit his brother, who lost a relative.

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